China is currently grappling with its worst COVID-19 outbreak since Wuhan. One of its biggest cities Shanghai, a metropolis of about 25 million people, is working towards curbing the spread of the virus and in a bid to do so, the government has confined people to their homes, imposed strict lockdowns and facilitated multiple rounds of mass testing.
However, the lockdowns have grievously impacted people's mental, social and economic situation, leading them to protest and express their fury in the form of violence. What's worse is that even after the country's strict COVID policies, there has been a constant uptick in the cases, which is one of the reasons why things are not going back to normalcy. Even as Shanghai prepares to ease its lockdown, seven COVID-19 deaths have been reported today (Wednesday, April 20).
