COVID-19: Some Shanghainese ‘run out of food’ amid strict lockdown

But public outrage is also fueled by other drastic measures, such as Separate children from their parents if they test positive.

Shanghai officials responded by allowing infected parents to accompany their children to isolation centers as well.

However, according to a report by Reuters, there are still complaints about children separated from their parents who have not tested positive for the virus.

On Wednesday, the city began another round of Mandatory group test To identify and isolate each case.

Shanghai residents who tested positive for the virus They cannot isolate themselves at home, even if their condition is mild or asymptomatic.

They have to go to mandatory quarantine facilities that critics say are overcrowded and have substandard conditions.

When Omicron first appeared in Shanghai a month ago, the city quarantined only some buildings or groups of housing.

In the face of the spread of the virus, authorities implemented a tiered lockdown last week in which the city was divided in two and each half took separate measures.

The closure was extended indefinitely on Monday and now covers The entire city of 25 million people population.

Strict rules mean most people have to order food and water and wait for the government to deliver vegetables, meat and eggs.

But closure abrum extensionoh delivery servicesgrocery store locations, and even statewide supplies distribution.

A lot of distribution and delivery personnel are also located in closed areas, which has led to an overall decrease in delivery capacity.

In some areas of the city, locals say they are quite isolated.

“Resolve the problem of insufficient delivery capacity as soon as possible,” wrote a user on the social network Weibo in response to the video message from the city authorities.

Another wrote that this was the “first time” in his life that he had felt hungry.

Residents also expressed other concerns about price increase How did they survive? Older or less technically intelligent.

City officials acknowledged the food difficulties on Wednesday, saying Shanghai had adequate supplies of rice, noodles, grains, oil and meat, but there were delays in their distribution.

“It is true that there are some difficulties in ensuring the supply of daily necessities,” said Liu Min, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission.

Shanghai Vice Mayor Chen Tong added on Thursday that the city will try to do so Some wholesale markets and grocery stores reopenAnd more delivery staff will be allowed to leave the closed areas.

“We had meetings overnight to try to find solutions,” Chen said.

China is one of the last remaining countries committed to eradicating the virus, unlike most countries in the world trying to live with the virus.

The country has successfully implemented full lockdowns before, from which millions of people have experienced in cities such as Xi’an and Wuhan, but Shanghai is its largest and The prevalence of cases this time is much higher than in previous outbreaks.

As one of China’s economic powers, the Shanghai lockdown is also raising concerns about the impact on the country and the global economy.

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