As Shanghai authorities began to reopen the city on June 1, some residential neighborhoods were once again locked down due to new reports of COVID-19 infections. While residents question and criticize the measures, authorities attempt to shift the blame to small neighborhood committees.
Positive Cases Prompted Lockdowns
At around 8 p.m. on June 1, residents in a neighborhood in Shanghai’s Pudong District posted on social media that five people who tested positive, along with their 43 close contacts, were allegedly bussed away to a quarantine camp, and the neighborhood returned to lockdown mode.
Also, on the same day, the neighborhood committee in Caojiadu of Jingan District sent a letter to all residents, stating that “people with positive PCR test results were found wandering around in the neighborhood on June 1. Therefore, within the next 48 hours, all residents must undergo PCR testing twice.” Meanwhile, residents are not allowed to leave their homes, and businesses in the area will be closed….