Millions of people across China's locked-down financial hub of Shanghai have been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food. Parents have been forcibly separated from young children infected with COVID-19. And public anger is mounting, with no end in sight as China clamps down.
Since March, China has battled its biggest COVID wave yet, with Shanghai now the largest hotspot. All 25 million residents are under lockdown, with national health care workers and the Chinese military dispatched to boost the city's response.
By the end of the month, the virus had spread to 29 of China's 31 provinces, according to the National Health Commission . 90% of all cases identified in March came from Jilin and Shanghai, the two largest hotspots. By March 31, the government had abandoned its staggered approach, effectively imposing a citywide lockdown for all 25 million residents who were forbidden from leaving their neighbourhoods except to get tested.
Anger swelled last month after an off-duty nurse in Shanghai died, after being turned away from an emergency ward at her own hospital that was closed for disinfection. Another Shanghai resident died after suffering a medical emergency in his home before being able to reach the hospital. Omicron has been driving this surge, with identified cases showing both BA.1 -- the original Omicron -- and other descendant lineages, including BA.1.1 and BA.2.
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