This Colorado family is among the millions of Shanghai residents who’ve been subjected to one of China’s most severe lockdowns under its “zero-COVID” strategy. They have been unable to leave their gated compound for nearly three weeks.
Marysue Hauser spent her 17th birthday last week stuck in her family’s Shanghai apartment, eating a birthday cake her mom made by bartering for ingredients with neighbors.
But this year Marysue couldn’t. She and her Colorado family are among the millions of Shanghai residents who’ve been subjected to one of China’s most severe lockdowns under its “zero-COVID” strategy. The family has been unable to leave their gated compound for nearly three weeks. Some 6.6 million people were allowed to leave their homes in areas that had no new cases for at least a week. But at least 15 million others still are barred from going outdoors.
The teachers and their children were able to attend school in-person and go out downtown. While they have to wear masks, Marissa Hauser said the city was doing a lot better with COVID-19 than much of the United States.
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