Covid lockdown prompts protest in Shenzhen

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 28, 2022 12:27 am

BEIJING: Dozens of people have taken part in a rare protest in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, social media footage shows, after officials announced a snap lockdown over a handful of coronavirus cases.

The megacity of more than 18 million people in Guangdong province reported just 10 infections on Tuesday, but officials still ordered residents in three districts to stay home as China sticks to its strict zero-Covid policy.

FAMILIAR FEELING This Jan. 26, 2021 file photo shows a medical worker in protective gear collecting a swab sample from a resident at a nucleic acid testing site in the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, southern China. XINHUA PHOTO

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