BEIJING: As Shanghai, a megalopolis with a population of 25 million, remains under lockdown to combat a fierce outbreak of Covid-19, many senior residents living alone have proven to be the most vulnerable group.
As Shanghai, a megacity with a population of 25 million, remains under lockdown to combat a fierce outbreak of COVID-19, many seniors living alone have proven to be the most vulnerable.
When the lockdown was declared in his compound on March 22 due to a positive Covid-19 case, Yang Weimin and his wife, who live alone, only had three to five days’ worth of food at home. The elderly couple, like many Shanghai residents, did not keep weeks or months’ worth of food at home because they always knew they could.