University Students in Beijing Protest Against Campus Lockdowns

University Students in Beijing Protest Against Campus Lockdowns
A barricaded entrance to a residential area is seen under lockdown due to COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing, China, on May 24, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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As Beijing’s COVID-19 cases increase, more and more neighborhoods are placed under strict lockdowns. But students at some university campuses in China’s capital city are protesting against the harsh measures, demanding administrators to allow them to return home.

Since April 22, the number of infection cases from the omicron variant has increased from six to 99 on May 22, according to Chinese media. There have not been any deaths reported so far. Due to Chinese authorities’ past record of underreporting infections and covering up information, it is difficult to assess the true scale of the current outbreak.

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