Shanghai’s draconian lockdown has caused chaos, humanitarian disasters, and mounting public outrage. Some Shanghai residents say the collateral damage from the authorities’ frantic “Zero-COVID” approach is much worse than the effects of the virus itself.
After 9 p.m. on April 16, Shanghai’s Pudong government released an online statement addressed to the district’s residents that said the virus outbreak remains severe and complicated.
“Daily confirmed new cases exceeded 10,000 for four consecutive days,” the letter said. It claimed that strict lockdown to achieve “Zero-COVID” is a scientific decision, and called on residents to adhere to “whole-region static management.”
“If we ever give up, all previous efforts and sacrifices will be in vain, and the price to be paid in the future will be even greater,” it said.
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