here s our correspondent robin brant, who s one of people dealing with lockdown. protestors chant. more than two years after covid first emerged here, china is still trying to keep it out. and this is how it s doing it. tens of thousands of people forced into government run quarantine. in one of china s most advanced cities, the conditions, for some, are awful. translation: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. we spoke to this 26 year old she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. we were first assigned to the shared area. the condition was terrible. my roommate and i found two camp beds. there was only one rest room and one washbasin on each floor. forced quarantine is one of two often brutal measures that
jonathan beale, bbc news, kramatorsk. there s been a slight easing of strict covid restrictions in the chinese financial capital, shanghai. the move is in response to complaints of widespread food shortages among the 25 million residents. here s our correspondent robin brant who s one of people dealing with lockdown. more than two years after covid first emerged here, china is still trying to keep it out. and this is how it s doing it. tens of thousands of people forced into government run quarantine. in one of china s most advanced cities, the conditions for some are awful. translation: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. we spoke to this 26 year old she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced
here s our correspondent robin brant who s one of people dealing with lockdown. more than two years after covid first emerged here, china is still trying to keep it out. and this is how it s doing it. tens of thousands of people forced into government run quarantine. in one of china s most advanced cities, the conditions for some are awful. translation: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. for some, are awful. we spoke to this 26 year old she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. we were first assigned to the shared area. the condition was terrible.
in one of china s most advanced cities, the conditions, for some, are awful. translation: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. we spoke to this 26 year old she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. we were first assigned to the shared area. the condition was terrible. my roommate and i found two camp beds. there was only one rest room and one washbasin on each floor. forced quarantine is one of two often brutal measures that china is using to try to beat covid the other is citywide lockdowns. i m two weeks into the one here, along with the other 25 million people that live in shanghai. now, for many, that means you can t step out of your gate. for some, it means you can t even go beyond your front door. and also, daily worries about food for some,
more than two years after covid first emerged here, china is still trying to keep it out and this is how it is doing it. tens of thousands of people forced into government run quarantine. in one of china s most advanced cities the conditions for some are awful. translation: the moment i really broke down - was when i entered the cabin hospital. we spoke to this 26 year old, she tested positive a few days ago. in china, symptoms or no symptoms, you are forced to quarantine. we were first assigned to the shared area. the conditions were terrible. my roommate and i had two camp beds and there was only one bathroom and one wash basin on each floor. many slept next to each other. i was terrified, i broke down and cried. forced quarantine is one of two often brutal measures that china is using to try to beat covid.