For anyone wondering what a techno-dystopian future might look like, this may offer a clue. Scoring meals can mean hours of monitoring your phone: with tens of thousands of people trying to purchase ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing residents clear out supermarket shelves amid fears that the capital city will soon face Shanghai-style food shortages in a lockdown
The panic comes nearly all of Beijing's 21 million residents were ordered to undergo mass Covid tests on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Beijing goes for mass testing amid new COVID clusters as Shanghai reports 51 more deaths amid continued lockdowns
In pursuit of its Zero-COVID strategy, Chinese Capital Beijing has rolled out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for millions of residents in its central district after a sudden spike in COVID cases ... ( read original story ...)
As the death toll in Shanghai climbs, China moves to contain the rise in new COVID infections in Beijing
The rise in asymptomatic cases in the capital city, Beijing, has prompted enforcing more comprehensive pandemic prevention measures. Global stock indices dropped on fears of growing lockdowns. ( read original story ...)
“Feel Like Animals”: Green Fences Baffle Locked Down Shanghai Residents
Authorities in Shanghai, which is battling one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks, have erected fences outside the homes of people who have tested positive. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s new Covid-19 cases fall to 21-day low as Beijing’s infections soar, drawing China’s focus to capital city’s outbreak
Shanghai’s battle with Omicron offers valuable lessons for Beijing’s nearly 22 million residents, who have already begun hoarding food and essential supplies in anticipation of a citywide lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Panic buying triggered as Shanghai residents are fenced behind metal barriers for ‘hard quarantine’
Government workers and volunteers reportedly installed green metal barriers — about 2 meters (around 6.5 feet) tall — in multiple districts over the weekend, blocking small streets and entrances to ... ( read original story ...)