| A supermarket stand in Shanghai’s Puxi district is empty. – Capture BBC video |
As rumors spread that the lockdown period will be extended in Shanghai, China, which has been in full lockdown since the 28th, citizens are starting to stock up on daily necessities, the BBC reported on the 30th (local time).
On the 27th, the Shanghai Municipal Government announced that the Pudong area would be closed for four days from the morning of the 28th, and the Posi area would be completely closed from the 1st of the following month for four days.
Since then, rumors spread that the lockdown period may be extended, causing a hoarding phenomenon. Citizens flock to various supermarkets and sweep away daily necessities such as food and toilet paper.
The streets of Huangpu, Jing’an, and Xuhui, which are the heart of Poxi, are lined with citizens trying to enter the supermarket. Because there are too many customers, the store is only allowing a limited number of people to enter at a time.
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| Citizens waiting to buy items at a supermarket in Forsar on the 30th. © AFP=News1 © News1 Reporter Hyungki Park |
Citizens are stocking up on food such as pork, vegetables, eggs, and bottled water and hygiene products such as toilet paper.
A supermarket owner said, “The shelves are running out in an instant,” and “the hoarding is at a serious level.”
On the 30th, the number of new confirmed cases in Shanghai, China reached a record high of 5982. Accordingly, from the 28th, a total blockade was entered sequentially. During the lockdown period, public transportation such as buses will be suspended, and factories will only be able to work from home.
Meanwhile, the authorities dismissed the extension of the lockdown period as mere rumors.
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