{"id":163162,"date":"2022-09-03T15:41:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T15:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=163162"},"modified":"2022-09-03T15:41:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T15:41:17","slug":"desperate-chinese-residents-brawl-over-food-strip-shelves-as-21million-people-plunged-into-worlds-strictest-lockdown-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/desperate-chinese-residents-brawl-over-food-strip-shelves-as-21million-people-plunged-into-worlds-strictest-lockdown-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Chinese residents brawl over food & strip shelves as 21million people plunged into world\u2019s strictest lockdown | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
DESPERATE Chinese residents brawled over food and stripped shelves as they tried to stock up on supplies before being plunged into the world's strictest lockdown. <\/p>\n
The city of Chengdu – home to 21 million people – has been locked down after just 157 new infections were recorded as Beijing continues to pursue its "zero-Covid" policy.<\/p>\n
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Shocking images shared by What's On Weibo showed panicked residents scrambling for supplies in supermarkets – with scuffles breaking out over the last scraps of meat and rice. <\/p>\n
Cars were seen stuffed with meat, vegetables and eggs as locals swarmed stores, stripped shelves and braced for the worst.<\/p>\n
One resident said "everyone was crazily stocking up on goods" because of what happened in Shanghai when it was hit by food shortages during its lockdown.<\/p>\n
The 25-year-old said he had been "habitually stocking up" before Chengdu\u2019s latest measures were announced.<\/p>\n
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The city's residents were ordered to stay at home from 6pm local time on Thursday – and everyone will be tested over the coming days.<\/p>\n
Footage showed mile-long queues of millions of people lining up to be tested, with testing sites running 24 hours. <\/p>\n
People have been banned from entering or leaving the city with one person from each household with a negative test allowed out each day to buy essentials. <\/p>\n
According to state media, the start of schools' autumn term has been halted and flights have been grounded.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It's not clear when the draconian restrictions will be lifted.<\/p>\n \u201cThe current state of\u00a0epidemic control is abnormal, complex and grim,\u201d the local government said.<\/p>\n The authorities had initially played down talk of a looming lockdown – with cops arrested a man for "creating panic" after he warned the city could shut down. <\/p>\n Many users on the Twitter-like Weibo platform have criticised his arrested and branded him a \u201chero\u201d for warning his fellow citizens.<\/p>\n China is the last major economy committed to a "zero-Covid policy",stamping out small virus outbreaks with lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines.<\/p>\n Xining, the capital of western Qinghai province and home to 2.5 million people, has also ordered schools to conduct lessons online and rolled out a mass testing drive.<\/p>\n And China\u2019s southern hub of Shenzhen said new restrictions would come into force from 6pm on Thursday in its Nanshan district – which hosts the headquarters of tech giants Tencent and ZTE.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last month, travellers in the southern island province of Hainan protested after more than 80,000 tourists were stranded in a resort because of a Covid outbreak.<\/p>\n Shocking footage of cops cracking down on anti-lockdown protesters in Wuhan has also been shared widely on social media, showing officers beating demonstrators with their batons. <\/p>\nGrandad battered to the ground and \u2018left for dead\u2019 for \u2018brushing past woman\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
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