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Health

COVID-shaming pits neighbour against neighbour in locked-down Shanghai

Workers in protective suits work at a residential area under lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China April 17, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all, COVID-negative against COVID-positive people.

Shanghai's 25 million people, most of whom live in apartment blocks, have forged new communal bonds during the city's coronavirus outbreak, through barter and group buying and setting up food-sharing stations.

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