Shanghai’s 25 million residents are being warned to comply with the city’s extreme Covid lockdown measures or face punishment.
“Those who violate the provisions of this notice will be dealt with in strict accordance with the law by public security organs … If it constitutes a crime, they will be investigated according to law,” the department said in a statement, according to Reuters.
Shanghai warns residents who violate COVID lockdown will face punishment: report https://t.co/HhPwmxQnpf via @foxnews
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Home for two weeks
Residents have been forced to stay inside their homes for two weeks as case numbers have increased across the nation.
#Beijing has imprisoned, starved, and tortured more than 25 million people in one of the world’s largest and richest cities—#Shanghai.
The #Lockdown isn’t a public health measure to stop a pandemic, but a political instrument to destroy freedom. https://t.co/vbwdNDZmYT
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Some neighborhoods have now been allowed to go outside, though more than six million people are being told to stay home.
The restrictions have led to concerns as residents are unable to get daily items such as food and medicine.
NEW – Shanghai’s inhuman “zero-COVID” lockdown leaves residents desperate for food and medicines.
Authorities now say they will ease restrictions after another mass test in China’s most populous city.pic.twitter.com/3VlV970kUo
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The U.S. warns workers to leave
Those who have tested positive for the virus have been forced to live in quarantine facilities that have reportedly become crowded.
Great coverage from Tucker Carlson of the horrifying lockdowns in Shanghai perpetrated by ‘zero-Covid’ cultists with absolute power. However much media attention this is getting, it’s not enough. 👇 pic.twitter.com/pQHRAuGN7F
— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) April 12, 2022
The actions have led the U.S. to tell all “non-emergency” government employees to leave Shanghai’s consulate.
The State Department also advised Americans not to travel to China due to lockdown restrictions and the risk of family members being separated over a potential positive Covid test.