This doesn't sound as if it's a lockdown that was, that was planned for. The shanghai government has been trying to avoid locking down this city. Some people in the city have already been locked down for several weeks. A lot of the measures are considered very political as opposed to public health solutions.
China’s zero-covid policy is being
stretched to breaking point as the virus makes its way through the city. Supplies are low, residents are angry and there is no end in sight. The debate about air conditioning in America’s
sweltering prisons will only heat up further. And how a dispute about time from exactly a century ago remains timely today. Additional audio provided courtesy of Matthew Florianz. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of
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