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
flooded the area. investigators are combing through the crime scene and nearby surveillance cameras for any clues. new york is counting itself lucky that nobody died, but this will once again put the focus on public safety. there s been a slight easing of strict covid restrictions in the chinese financial capital, shanghai, after the first dip in infections since the beginning of april. 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. 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.
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.
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.
that is a direct quote. he s going because of the conduct as well as the actually breaking of the strict covid regulations of the time. david wilson quitting asjustice minister. david wilson. 25 million people in shanghai are in the second week of a strict lockdown, after a surge in 0micron cases. people in the city aren t allowed to leave their homes, and most have to order in food and water and wait for government deliveries and now officials have admitted they re struggling to feed everyone. the bbc has seen inside government quarantine facilities where tens of thousands of people are being forcibly housed, as china tries to maintain its zero covid strategy. 0ur shanghai correspondent robin brant is himself is locked down he sent us this report. 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.