Under Covid lockdown, Xinjiang residents complain of hunger

Residents of a city in China’s Xinjiang region say they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies after more than 40 days in a coronavirus lockdown.

BEIJING — Residents of a city in China’s far west Xinjiang region say they are experiencing hunger, forced quarantines and dwindling supplies of medicine and daily necessities after more than 40 days in a coronavirus lockdown.

Hundreds of posts from Ghulja riveted users of Chinese social media last week, with residents sharing videos of empty fridges, feverish children, and people screaming from their windows.

The dire conditions and food shortages are reminiscent of a harsh lockdown in Shanghai this spring, when thousands of residents posted online, complaining they were delivered rotting vegetables or denied critical medical care.

World Health Org. says China's zero-Covid policy 'not sustainable'May 10, 202201:00But unlike in Shanghai, a glittering, cosmopolitan metropolis of 20 million people and home to many foreigners, the harsh lockdowns in smaller cities such as Ghulja have received less attention.

As more infectious variants of the coronavirus creep into China, flare-ups have become increasingly common. Under China’s “zero-Covid” strategy, tens of millions of people are experiencing rolling lockdowns, paralyzing the economy and making travel uncertain.

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