Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskFor two years China’s business and finance hub remained relatively unscathed by covid. Shanghai was evidence of the government’s skilful handling of the pandemic. The country’s “zero-covid” approach, involving mass testing and strict lockdowns to crush outbreaks, led to fewer deaths and stronger economic growth than in other big countries.
For weeks the authorities in Shanghai experimented with a looser approach. They used targeted lockdowns on housing compounds to contain the virus. But the highly transmissible Omicron variant continued to spread. The government tried to quash any talk of harsher measures in the offing, even detaining people for spreading rumours. “We’re not going to use the lockdown strategy for now,” said Zhang Wenhong, who runs Shanghai’s covid response, on March 25th.
Abandoned warehouses, expo centres and shipping containers have been converted into makeshift isolation centres for those who test positive. Videos show patients protesting against a lack of food, water and treatment. Health workers have been filmed striking people or pulling them by their hair from their homes. But the authorities’ most controversial policy has been separating covid-positive children from their parents.
Don’t be fucking naive, go check out great translation movement and see how many died FROM the polices, alright? You think only this one is wrong
The UK is just letting people get infected and die from covid.
Anything bad for China is good for the west, so I hope they stick to the zero covid policy.
China-bot tankies to the rescue. Go get 'em boys and girls.
It was not Shanghai's policy that was stupid, but this time it was too slow. If it had been earlier, it wouldn't have been like this. Other cities had always been good. What's more, the way the news humiliated the Chinese was more disgusting👎👎👎👎
please update your news sources，now it's better.
They are better than you are.. Ups 🤭 By the way how is dollar?
This policy is very controversial.
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where is anger?you real see?stupid farmer.
Misinformation!the anger of people is that government not strictly implemented covid control steps.
Geez, I wonder why?!!!