Shanghai lockdown: Residents protest after five weeks of strict zero-Covid measures

 

Residents have been banging pans and shouting from the windows of their homes, to protest against the government enforced lockdown in Shanghai. The Chinese government has been pursuing a zero-Covid strategy since the beginning of the pandemic, with the aim of keeping the country entirely Covid free. Criticism of the government is rare in China, but residents said they have struggled to access food supplies, while others have been temporarily evacuated from their homes so they can be disinfected.

China lockdown: tens of millions trapped in Shanghai

But in recent weeks, Shanghai's reputation has taken a hit. The city of twenty six million people is suffering a Covid outbreak, in a country resolutely sticking to a Zero-Covid strategy. Residents have been told to stay in their homes for weeks, with many of those trapped inside going online to complain about a shortage of fresh food. Now video has emerged of some residents pleading with police not to turn their buildings into quarantine facilities.

Coronavirus: inside Shanghai's largest makeshift Covid hospital

 

Yu Beibei, a resident of Shanghai, was transferred to the city's largest makeshift hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. Yu lives with her husband, their two-year-old daughter and a nanny. They were ordered to join a mass test on 2 April and all but her daughter were found to have the virus. After being kept under home lockdown for 10 days, Yu, her husband and their nanny were transferred to the hospital. Their daughter was handed over to her husband's father before they were hospitalised

UK government warns public to “follow the rules” as calls grow for tougher lockdown

The Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that the public to strictly abide by the current lockdown rules. He warned that the pressure on the NHS was now “very very bad”.

 

Most of California under strict new Covid lockdown - BBC News

Most parts of the US state of California are under a strict new lockdown, as coronavirus continues to surge across the country.
 

Could the coronavirus lockdown be a roadmap to a greener future?

No one wants a second coronavirus lockdown. But the coronavirus pandemic showed us a glimpse of a less polluted world. The challenge is aiming for that, while avoiding the damage to our livelihoods and the economy.