‘No end in sight’: Shanghai residents chafe at harsh Covid measures | China | The Guardian
Tensions between Shanghai residents and China’s Covid enforcers are on the rise again, amid a new push to end infections
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Beijing Orders Citywide Covid-19 Testing as Fears of Lockdown Spark Panic-Buying – WSJ
China’s capital extended compulsory Covid-19 tests to 11 districts—comprising all the urban areas of the city—as officials race to crush
Beijing races to contain ‘urgent and grim’ Covid outbreak as Shanghai lockdown continues – CNN
The pressure to contain the outbreak in the capital comes as cases continue to grow in Shanghai, despite a failed
COVID-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down Shanghai | Reuters
The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all,
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Fury in Shanghai as Covid restrictions are blamed for deaths, cause rare protest
Footage of the incident at a residential compound in Shanghai’s Pudong district showed people in white hazmat suits labeled “police”
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NYU Professor Says His Family Turned Into ‘Hunter Gatherers’ During Shanghai’s COVID Lockdown
An NYU professor says his family is turning into “hunter gatherers” amid Shanghai’s total lockdown. Rodrigo Zeidan said his family
Fauci: Americans should be prepared for new COVID-19 restrictions | Fox News
In an interview on the BBC’s “Sunday Morning,” Fauci said U.S. residents “need to be prepared for the possibility” of
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Much of Shanghai locked down as mass COVID-19 testing begins | AP News
China began locking down most of its largest city of Shanghai on Monday as a coronavirus outbreak surges and amid
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China doesn’t have a Covid exit plan. Two years in, people are fed up and angry – CNN
For two years, people in China have largely tolerated living under some of the world’s most stringent Covid-19 controls. Restricted
Omicron ‘stealth’ variant BA.2 is spreading rapidly in China
As mainland China battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak since early 2020, local governments increasingly say the new omicron BA.2 variant
Continue readingOmicron ‘stealth’ variant BA.2 is spreading rapidly in China