China maintains Covid Zero policy, with strict coping measures to the Covid- pandemic. | Photo: EFE/EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI
During the fire, which occurred on Thursday, 24), ten people died and nine were injured, according to the state agency Xinhua. Comments on Chinese and international social media point out that the extensive lockdowns against Covid-24 hampered rescue operations and assistance to victims.2424 Several videos circulating on social networks show people protesting in the streets of Urumqi, shouting for an end to the lockdown. Many of the videos were later removed from China’s highly censored social media platforms. China is the last of the major economies to follow the strategy of lockdowns, extensive quarantines and mass testing to eradicate emerging outbreaks.09163028
