Shanghai intensifies lockdown as Xi Jinping insists on zero-Covid

Shanghai is further tightening its stringent lockdown measures after China's top leader Xi Jinping pledged to "unswervingly" double down on the country's controversial zero-Covid policy, leaving millions confined to their homes with no end in sight.

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/09/china/china-covid-shanghai-restrictions-escalate-intl-hnk/index.html