BEIJING—Shanghai has eased a two-week-old shutdown on April 12, but at least 15 million residents are still being locked in their homes.
About 6.6 million people can exit their homes, but some must stay in their own neighborhoods, the state-backed news outlet The Paper reported, citing city officials. The city authorities only allowed some markets and pharmacies to reopen.
The abrupt closure of most businesses starting March 28 and orders to stay home left the public fuming about lack of access to food and medicine. People who test positive for the coronavirus are forced into sprawling temporary quarantine facilities criticized by some as crowded and unsanitary.
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