Chinese Residents Seek Help Online Amid Draconian COVID-19 Policies

Chinese Residents Seek Help Online Amid Draconian COVID-19 Policies
A man talks to health workers dressed in protective clothing as he asks a question at a mass COVID-19 testing site at an office building in Beijing on March 14, 2022. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Chinese residents living in the northeastern city of Changchun are pleading for help online after being told by local authorities not to step outside their homes because of COVID-19 prevention measures.

One resident seeking help was Mr. Zhao. Writing on China’s Twitter-like Weibo on March 30, he stated that his mother tested positive for COVID-19 two days earlier, while he, his wife, and their baby all had COVID-19 symptoms.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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