SHANGHAI, April 22 — Stiffening resolve after three weeks of strict lockdown, authorities warned Shanghai’s 25 million frazzled residents today that their purgatory would go on until the Covid-19 virus was eradicated neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
“Our goal is to achieve community zero-Covid as soon as possible,” the government said, referring to a target to stamp out transmission outside quarantined areas. Health officials raised hopes this week for some return to normal by saying transmission had been curbed, only for city officials to tighten restrictions a day later, causing widespread confusion and indignation.
Dutch resident Jaap Grolleman, 32, has been stuck in a tiny flat with his partner since April 1 and recent positive cases among neighbours mean he faces at least another two weeks of isolation.“We’ve compared it to seeing a friend whom you hold in very high esteem fail at something,” he told Reuters.Videos circulated on social media this week of busloads of people being taken to quarantine, at times outside Shanghai.
She said meals lack nutrition – breakfast is two slices of toast; the building is dusty; there are no showers; and there are too few toilets. The Chinese financial hub reported 15,698 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases, down from 15,861 a day earlier.Cases outside quarantined areas, dropped to 250 from 441. Other cities that have been under lockdown began easing restrictions once they hit zero such cases.
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