On June 1, Shanghai lifted its draconian COVID-19 lockdown that began in late March, during which production activities were halted, businesses shut down, and residents were barred from leaving their homes.
Since June, representatives from 78 massage parlors in Shanghai have gone to local authorities six times seeking financial help, but were rejected and brutally treated, they told the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times in recent interviews.
They are employees and business owners of massage parlors, most of whom are visually impaired or blind. Giving massages, for many of these people, is their singular choice of vocation and only way to earn a living….