A medical worker collects a swab from a resident during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease at a makeshift testing site at a stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 30, 2021.A medical worker collects a swab from a resident during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease at a makeshift testing site at a stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China May 30, 2021.
While China’s infection numbers are low by global standards- new domestic cases rose to 8,824 on Wednesday – the country continues to stick with its outlier zero-COVID approach, fueling widespread public frustration and inflicting damage on the world’s second-largest economy. Mason Long, who works for a Guangzhou gaming company, said some residents are bracing for a lockdown, with many leaving the city or planning to.“Panyu district just announced that it’s restricting traveling and out, so that’s three districts to announce that,” says Long. “The rest of us in other districts are super worried this will be applied to the entire city and we’ll be facing a Shanghai-style lockdown.
A Thursday commentary in the official Xinhua news agency urged Chinese authorities to take a more targeted approach to tackling outbreaks and rectify any extra “layers” of measures.
Weird how the zero policy is working perfectly in China...not😅