Covid scares cause mayhem in Shanghai

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 17, 2022 12:08 am

BEIJING: Just two possible coronavirus cases have sparked chaotic scenes in Shanghai, with crowds of people seen running out of a building and an Ikea store to try and escape a lockdown under China's strict Covid-19 rules.

Beijing's zero-Covid strategy involves snap lockdowns and quarantines, sometimes over just a handful of cases, and the measures have sparked anxiety and anger in some cities.

SHANGHAI SCARE This April 7, 2022 file photo shows a staff member in protective gear walking inside a makeshift hospital for Covid-19 patients in Shanghai. AFP PHOTO

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