Social media posts questioning the legality of forcibly removing people from their homes and taking them to quarantine facilities appear to have been removed in some cases. — AP
The ramping up of curbs comes even as the city reported its fewest cases in more than six weeks, with 3,947 new infections on May 8, down slightly from 3,975 on May 7. Other videos showing hazmat-suited workers banging on the door of an apartment and taking the occupants to quarantine appear to have been deleted.
Shanghai’s experience has put a spotlight on Covid Zero’s weak points, with food and medicine supplies disrupted early on in the lockdown and factories upended by a lack of workers and materials. China, which fiercely polices its Internet, has been consistently censoring posts that protest the lockdown.