VIDEO: Shanghai residents scream out windows to protest total lockdown

Chilling video appears to show Shanghai residents shouting and wailing out the windows of their residential towers to express their frustration with the city’s COVID-19 lockdown and dwindling food supplies.

The video was posted to Twitter by radio host Patrick Madrid, who said it was taken by the uncle of a close friend who was raised in Shanghai.

What the?? This video taken yesterday in Shanghai, China, by the father of a close friend of mine. She verified its authenticity: People screaming out of their windows after a week of total lockdown, no leaving your apartment for any reason. pic.twitter.com/iHGOO8D8Cz

— Patrick Madrid ✌🏼 (@patrickmadrid) April 9, 2022

The friend who gave him the video provided a translation: “It’s Shanghai, everyone is screaming, started with a couple now everyone is screaming, after a week of lockdown, something is going to happen, no one knows when this is going to end.”

The man in the video says that they have not been allowed to step outside their apartments.

Others have responded to the Twitter thread with examples of how their food has almost run out.           

Shanghai is one of China’s wealthiest and most cosmopolitan cities. The lockdown of its 26 millions is the largest since the virus was discovered in Wuhan.

The city’s lockdown policies have come under criticism by residents for their harsh and uneven implementation. One policy that has sparked anger on Chinese social media was separating COVID positive children from their parents, even if the case is asymptomatic.

Shanghai’s COVID policies have also led to a food shortage that has shocked the rest of the country. Residents have resorted to bulk-buying the moment online stores open and hoarding whatever food they can get their hands on.

The highly contagious omicron variant has been pushing China’s zero-COVID strategy to its limit. The country had successfully kept the daily caseload down to double or triple digits until March through absolute lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions, reports AFP.