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Anger and terror in Shanghai, with 26 million residents subjected for more than three weeks to a strict lockdown and total confinement. The harsh new quarantine rules, sparking a climate of widespread anger, are preventing residents from leaving the house, at the same time children up to 7 years old with coronavirus are being separated from their families while looting due to food shortages is now common in the Chinese city.
China's largest city resembles an endless fortress, with local authorities taking any means to keep residents from leaving their homes. In fact, as shown in a video circulating on social media, a special quarantine camp has been set up.
In this ghost town, robot dogs and drones patrol the streets.
Robot dogs are asking residents to stay indoors. The drones are flying in the sky, coming close to those they spot being outside and asking them to return to their homes.[BR]
Still, videos of robot dogs with connected speakers appeared on social media shortly after the lockdown was announced.
Messages such as "wear your mask, wash your hands often, check your temperature" are echoing and asking people to return to their homes.
[BRP][BRP]Meanwhile, according to foreign media, factories in Shanghai have suspended production due to the Covid disease restrictions, adding to the already existing pressure on the supply chain.
Businesses are struggling to avoid facing bankruptcy, while more than a few workers are sleeping in their offices.
Photos on social media show workers sleeping on cots in closed factories.
Meanwhile, city residents who have pets can't even take them out for a walk.
Meanwhile, according to the French agency, students are calling the measures imposed absurd and unsustainable.
Killing pets of Covid-19 patients
Scenes of chaos are unfolding in Shanghai, following the imposition of a harsh lockdown by Xi Jinping's central government under its "zero Covid" policy.
Outrage among the metropolis' 26 million residents is running high, with videos posted on social media showing very stark images.
In one video in particular, a man wearing a protective coronavirus suit is seen confronting and beating a woman.
They cannot even meet basic needs
Many residents have been locked in their homes for three weeks as the lockdown calls for strict isolation and mass coronavirus testing.
However, residents describe a desperate situation as they are unable to leave their homes or obtain food and essentials. At the same time, coronavirus positive citizens have been transferred to mass quarantine centres, where conditions are considered poor and unsanitary.
According to authorities, 23,342 citizens in Shanghai tested positive for coronavirus, but only 994 showed symptoms. In the latest wave over 200,000 cases have been recorded, although no deaths have been reported.
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