LOCKDOWNS IN CHINA COVID LEAVE RESIDENTS WITHOUT FOOD AND NECESSITIES

  • 12/09/2022

Residents in areas of China under Covid lockdown are complaining about a lack of food and essential items.

Tens of millions of people have been ordered to remain at home due to partial or total lockdowns in at least 30 regions.

"We've been without flour, rice, and eggs for 15 days. We ran out of milk for the kids a few days ago "one resident of western Xinjiang said

Authorities are working hard to keep local outbreaks under control ahead of the Communist Party's congress in October.

Even if only a few cases are reported, China's zero-Covid policy necessitates strict lockdowns. On Monday, China reported 949 new Covid cases throughout the country. 

The policy has prompted rare public dissent from citizens and has also been accused of stifling economic growth.

In Xinjiang a weeks-long lockdown in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture near the border with Kazakhstan has seen desperate residents appeal for help on social media.

One post showed a video of an Uyghur man overcome with emotion, saying his three children had not eaten for three days.

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