LOCKDOWN Shanghai 2022

This is a montage of 100+ video clips and stills gleaned from social media platforms in China in recent days. 77 minutes.

"Astoundingly powerful." "A mesmerizing new sci-fi movie."

0:01 Introductory scenes
4:42 Supermarket scenes
6:38 Supply breakdowns
8:58 Enforcement
16:32 Quarantine sites
24:24 Separation of children from parents
27:01 Emergency care halted
29:59 Life in lockdown
1:06:21 Healthcare providers
1:16:17 Press briefing

Keep in mind this group of numbers. Per Shanghai Municipal Health Commission press briefing on April 8, from March 1 to April 7, 131,524 people in Shanghai tested Covid-positive; 127,131 of them are asymptomatic; 4,393 of them are confirmed cases; 1 out of the confirmed cases is in critical condition and receiving treatment; 0 death.

Shanghai's population in 2022 is 28.5 million per the National Bureau of Statistics of China and Shanghai municipal government.

China Change subtitled or annotated each item except for a few, trimmed the longer ones for brevity, but added neither music nor comment.

Despite YouTube censorship ("age restricted", "viewer discretion" for "inappropriate or offensive" content), this compilation has had over 87,000 views on YouTube since posted on April 9.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t0Vymq8AH4