There definitely could be some blowback for the local shang haines government. I think, in the eyes of many people around china day, they have done a very, very poor job preparing and executing this lock down. For the central government in bejing, i think the implications are not nearly as severe. Whenshanghaines consider what's going on here, it's been ou no, a completely different experience. We've had people that have not been able to get access to life saving medical treatment. The government has done its best to capture the narrative, but the locals are putting out their own narrative.
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