Public discontent among Shanghai locals is growing as the government seeks to improve the distribution of food and basic necessities to residents of the besieged city.
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Eleven thousand members of the distribution staff are working to keep Shanghai’s 26 million people fed and supplied, but reports on Twitter show that locals are struggling to find reliable food sources. Delivery services such as Meituan, Alibaba’s online grocery platform Freshippo and its Ele.me service are overloaded but still working. People in the city complain that they have to wake up early to have the opportunity to book a grocery store. others find that these orders have run out in seconds. The story goes on under the ad Interestingly, the Sam’s Club app today does not display any stock anything Previously, they always had items in stock, but no delivery times – now no stock and no delivery times pic.twitter.com/7SYqb6ZUp7 – Jared T Nelson (@JaredTNelson) April 2, 2022 As the public backlash against the lockdown continues, the Chinese government is becoming increasingly defensive and censoring videos and online complaints coming out of the city. Some videos (mostly unverified) that have escaped reveal residents taking to the streets and banging pots and pans on their balconies, shouting that they are starving to death in their apartments. This (unverified) video is said to be from #Shanghai and a man is heard shouting “he’s starving!” (饿死 了). (Note: I’ve seen all kinds of Shanghai videos and I hesitate to share them for many reasons, but the despair in the videos seems very intense lately). https://t.co/XuAj6R6Qwd – William Nee (@williamnee) April 6, 2022 The story goes on under the ad China imposed the lockdown as part of its “zero tolerance” policy against COVID-19 for residents east of the Huangpu River on March 28. The rest of the city followed suit on April 1st. Only healthcare workers, volunteers, nurses and those with special discounts can travel to the large metropolitan area. Trending Stories
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Extensive tests are underway in the city and 26,087 new cases were reported on Monday – but only 914 of the cases were accidental. In #China, distressed locals in a residential area in #Shanghai, the total lockdown shouted in horror “we are starving” “we have not eaten for a long time” “we are really starving”. @SolomonYue pic.twitter.com/Yy1rB9pSKd – Northrop Gundam 💙🇺🇦💛 (@GundamNorthrop) April 5, 2022 Shanghai Deputy Mayor Chen Tong told a news conference Thursday that the city has enough rice and meat supplies to feed its population, but deliveries to citizens’ doors were difficult due to travel restrictions. The story goes on under the ad He said the city is trying to get more couriers from locked areas and on the streets to deliver supplies, as well as reopen wholesale markets and grocery stores and fight rising prices. As seen on Weibo: Shanghai residents go to their balconies to sing and protest the lack of supplies. A drone appears: “Please comply with Covid restrictions. Control your soul’s desire for freedom. “Do not open the window and do not sing.” pic.twitter.com/pAnEGOlBIh – Alice Su (@aliceysu) April 6, 2022 But even when state food deliveries reach residents, some argue that grocery stores are not enough to feed all their households. Photo of the government food leaflet my pregnant friend received last night in Shanghai’s Qingpu district. Four days ago he got milk, TCM and a small bag of rice. People in Shanghai: what did you get? What district are you in? How many mouths do you have to feed? pic.twitter.com/pwt8AfFeX7 – Edward Lawrence (@EP_Lawrence) April 8, 2022 The story goes on under the ad A woman with a vegetable garden undertakes to help her neighbors, according to a video. In a community in #Shanghai, a woman handed vegetables to neighbors for free by drone. pic.twitter.com/HnBsGhI1e5 – Zhengguan (@zhengguanNews) April 7, 2022 Since the lockdown began, Shanghai has hired thousands of additional health workers from other areas. While the number of cases remains high, no new deaths have been reported in this latest wave. Officials say the lockdown restrictions will begin to ease soon. Residents in areas considered “preventive” without infections in the last two weeks will be able to move to their area, although concentrations will remain limited. Meanwhile, in “controlled” areas, residents can move to their neighborhoods, which are smaller than neighborhoods, while “locked” areas will require everyone to stay home. The story goes on under the ad – With files from Reuters and the Associated Press © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
