Residents Say Shanghai in Lockdown, COVID-19 Infections Much Higher Than Official Numbers

Residents Say Shanghai in Lockdown, COVID-19 Infections Much Higher Than Official Numbers
A delivery man (L in blue) is seen arriving to deliver an order outside of a locked down neighbourhood after the detection of new cases of Covid-19 in Huangpu district, in Shanghai on March 17, 2022. Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images
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The COVID-19 outbreak is worsening in mainland China and the reported number of cases continues to rise. The daily infection numbers in Shanghai continue to set new records. Some local residents said many areas of Shanghai is in a lockdown, and real infection numbers could be several times more than the official reports.

On March 23, the Chinese communist regime reported a total of 4,937 COVID-19 new infections in mainland China. Among them, the number in Shanghai hit new heights again, with 981 reported local cases, 977 asymptomatic.

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