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She had been wearing a press jacket and a helmet. Another journalist, Ali Al Samoudi, was shot in the back. Shireen and a group of fellow journalists were in Jenin, covering an Israeli raid, when they came under fire from Israeli snipers. Soon after, it was confirmed that she had been killed. State media said on Thursday that zero-COVID was the most appropriate strategy for China's situation.On Wednesday morning, Palestine woke up to the news that Shireen Abu Akleh, a renowned Palestinian reporter for Al Jazeera, had been shot by Israeli regime forces. Shanghai authorities have acknowledged problems such as issues with obtaining food supplies and striven to loosen bottlenecks, but had relented little on their adherence to zero-COVID curbs after Beijing urged a doubling down.Ĭity officials thanked the public on Wednesday for their cooperation but this prompted calls for them to issue an apology. "This has been a huge shame for Shanghai and for all of us - the dead, the unemployed, the closed businesses - if we celebrate as though we're fine, we're no better than beasts." "I don't want your congratulations after more than two months of humiliation," he said. On Wednesday, marketing consultancy chairman Hua Shan wrote on the Weibo social media platform to his 596,000 followers expressing frustration at how people were sending congratulations about the lockdown lifting. Over time, they just kind of lose motivation to do things they used to enjoy." "I feel like the greatest impact will be the lost sense of time. She expects to see more children seeking help, but she is even more worried about those who need help but do not get it due to stigma around mental health. Sharon Yen, a clinical psychotherapist at the United Family Hospital, said she was especially concerned about the lockdown's impact on children. Therapists and psychologists told Reuters anxious calls had surged during the period. "This time, every bottom line has been crossed." "Before COVID hit, we lived fine, we have high salaries. Hu Changgen, a migrant working as a security guard, said he had worried so much about food during lockdown that at one point he hoped to get COVID so that he could be sent to a quarantine centre and get three meals a day.Ī woman described how she had received multiple threatening calls from government agencies after posting online about her experience during lockdown.Ĭensors scrambled to suppressed the flood of complaints and criticisms voiced online during lockdown. He lived just 25 minutes away from the family. One, who requested anonymity, described how her 89-year-old grandfather had taken his own life after three weeks of isolation and inability to attend his normal medical check-ups left him in pain and despair. Many residents expressed disbelief that their lives were upended so quickly. "Too much has been lost and now we worry it will come again." LINES CROSSED "I feel that people’s trust in the government has plummeted, with many unbelievable things happening," said Reddick Chen. Many emerging from lockdown described a sense of apprehension and worry for the future, disillusionment, and anger towards authorities. Others woke to find their front doors barricaded in by fences.Ī pet corgi dog was beaten to death after its owner tested positive. Mothers were separated from their children in the early days until a public outcry moved authorities to revise the policy. Many people died after being unable to access essential medical care. Hundreds of thousands were sent to crowded quarantine centres, sometimes dragged away by police against their will. While China has declared victory over the virus in Shanghai, residents are grappling with the trauma of their experience - from lost incomes, the loss of freedom, the death of friends and relatives, and even hunger. "Not many people can survive more than two months without a salary," he said.
