China's Brutal Lockdown: Citizens Scream For Help | Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan

Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: China is so obsessed with keeping cases to literally zero, that its latest draconian measures in its financial capital, Shanghai, appear to be backfiring big time.

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This is Hot Mic and I'm Nidhi Razdan.

China's Zero-Covid strategy has reached a breaking point. The country is so obsessed with keeping cases to literally zero that its latest draconian measures in its financial capital, Shanghai,are backfiring big time. Until now,China's largest city, Shanghai, had kept Covid cases under control largely through localized lockdowns. But the entire city of 26 million people has been grounded by the government from the 5th of April, with each and every person ordered to stay at home as Covid cases rose. Heartbreaking images and videos have emerged over the last week showing residents of the city's fancy high-rise residences screaming from their windows and balconies for help. They're not just trapped in their homes with very strict rules that don't allow them to leave, but have also run out of food in many areas. These videos have gone viral on social media, and you can see and hear frustrated residents and also, hear authorities who are warning them of consequences for speaking up.