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Shanghai hit by food shortages in Covid lockdown – BBC News
Shanghai is in a strict lockdown after a surge in Omicron cases. People in the city are confined to their homes, and most have to order in food and water and wait for government drop-offs of vegetables, meat and eggs. Restrictions in some areas of the city have started to ease amid mounting pressure on the authorities. China is the world’s only major economy that…
Shanghai lockdown: What could China’s zero Covid policy mean for the world economy? – BBC Newsnight
China is ramping up its zero Covid policy as 23 cities and 200 million people are under full or partial lockdown in China. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Shanghai, the country’s leading financial hub, went into lockdown on the 28th March and public services are in chaos. What are the barriers for China getting out of this? And what impact will this have on not only…
Shanghai’s citywide Covid-19 lockdown spurs race to stockpile food across China
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube With Covid-19 lockdowns in place in Shanghai since March 28, 2022, there are growing concerns about shortages of food and daily supplies in the city and many other areas of China. As the 25 million residents of the financial hub race to stockpile items, people in cities across the country have also been preparing and sending…
Woman cooks free meals for drivers stuck outside during lockdown in China
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube A woman has been giving free meals twice a day to truck drivers who were stranded on a highway due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Support us: https://subscribe.scmp.com Follow us on: Website: https://www.scmp.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/scmp Twitter: https://twitter.com/scmpnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/scmpnews Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-china-morning-post/ #scmp #China
Shanghai's city-wide Covid lockdown underway – BBC News
China has begun its biggest city-wide lockdown since the Covid outbreak began more than two years ago. The city of Shanghai will be locked down in two stages over nine days while authorities carry out testing. Global oil prices have fallen as the lockdown is implemented, Shanghai is an important financial and manufacturing hub. China’s zero-Covid policy has been among the strictest approaches to tackling…
‘Large-scale lockdown’ expected when Hong Kong launches universal Covid-19 testing, source says
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Hong Kong government is expected to impose a “large-scale lockdown” when it requires all residents to complete three coronavirus tests as part of its universal screening drive in the second half of this month, the Post has learned. A source familiar with the situation said the administration also plans to shorten the testing period from…
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