newyorkpost: China leading citizens to jump from balconies in quest to achieve ‘COVID Zero’

For over two weeks the financial capital of China, Shanghai, has been locked down tight. Some 26 million people languish in their apartments, staring at their now-empty refrigerators, unable to set foot outside to forage for food for fear of arrest and incarceration. more...

guardian: Shanghai begins locking down millions as China’s Covid cases surge

Shanghai has begun its phased lockdown as an Omicron-fuelled Covid-19 wave spreads through mainland China’s most significant financial hub, resulting in the highest caseloads in the country since the early days of the pandemic. more...