not that interested. maybe that s because at home they are dealing with a crisis of their own the war with covid. they have just announced the biggest city wide lockdown since the covid outbreak began more than two years ago. tens of millions are already in lockdown and now the 25 million people living in shanghai arejoining that number, as china continues to follow its zero covid model. 0ur correspondent steve mcdonnell is there. panic buying led to fights, as shanghai s 25 million residents prepared to go into lockdown. from today, the east side of the financial capital is a ghost town. the west side will follow on friday. across china, daily covid tests are mostly orderly, but at times chaotic. in the third year of this crisis, the government s complete elimination strategy is under huge strain, with signs of pandemic exhaustion. those who break the rules are being taken away by the police, some are forced
side of the financial capital is a ghost town. the west side will follow on friday. across china, the daily covid tests are mostly orderly, but at times chaotic. in the third year of this crisis, the government s complete elimination strategy is under huge strain, with signs of pandemic exhaustion. those who break the rules are being taken away by the police. some are forced to make public confessions. here, a woman pleads to be allowed to leave home so her husband can receive urgent cancer treatment. from the north east to the south, tens of millions of people are now confined to their homes. beijing, as a city, is not under lockdown, but if you live in this compound right now, you can t leave. that s because there has been a case here. now, these are the deliveries of food and other provisions. you can see they are marked up according to the flat number, and the staff here will take
into the limelight somewhat. millions of people in eastern shanghai spent monday sealed in their homes, waiting to be tested, as the authorities try to stamp out a worsening covid outbreak. in the western half of the city, people cleared shops and markets of supplies ahead of a lockdown there, which starts on friday. the 30 authorities have reported a record 4000 new cases in the past day. the city authorities. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. panic buying led to fights, as shanghai s 25 million residents prepared to go into lockdown. from today, the east side of the financial capital is a ghost town. the west side will follow on friday. across china, the daily covid tests are mostly orderly, but at times chaotic. in the third year of this
on newsday. millions of people in eastern shanghai have spent the day sealed in their homes waiting to be tested as the authorities try to stamp out a worsening covid outbreak. in the western half of the city, people cleared shops and markets of supplies as they stocked up before their lockdown. shanghai is a key financial and manufacturing hub and lockdown is being imposed in two halves as authorities carry out covid 19 testing. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. panic buying led to fights, as shanghai s 25 million residents prepared to go into lockdown. from today, the east side of the financial capital is a ghost town. the west side will follow on friday. across china, the daily covid tests are mostly orderly, but at times chaotic. in the third year of this crisis, the government s complete elimination strategy is under huge strain, with signs of pandemic exhaustion. those who break the rules are being taken away by the police. some are forced to make public confess
the capital abuja and kaduna city. one man reportedly killed. new cases of coronavirus, a new record, just as half the chinese city of shanghai has reported close to 11,500 new cases of coronavirus, a new record, just as half of the country s financial hub enters a second day of lockdown. the city is being closed in two halves, east and west, as authorities carry out covid 19 testing. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. panic buying led to fights, as shanghai s 25 million residents prepared to go into lockdown. from today, the east side of the financial capital is a ghost town. the west side will follow on friday. across china, the daily covid tests are mostly orderly, but at times chaotic. in the third year of this crisis, the government s complete elimination strategy is under huge strain, with signs of pandemic exhaustion. those who break the rules are being taken away by the police. some are forced to make public confessions.