Large crowds of people took to the street on the night of Aug. 27, preparing to storm the barricades that blocked them from leaving their community in a subdistrict in China’s southwestern metropolis Chongqing.
Lianfang subdistrict of Chongqing’s Shapingba district was locked down on Aug. 18. After 10 consecutive days of negative PCR tests of residents, the local government continued to keep residents from leaving their neighborhood.
The Shapingba district Pandemic Prevention and Control Headquarters issued a notice on Aug. 18, imposing “temporary control measures” for the eastern urban area of Shapingba, including strict control of the movement of people and traffic, while prohibiting public gatherings. Lianfang subdistrict is within the control area of Shapingba, according to the notice….