Loading ...CHINA – Xi’an Variant Has China Spooked
More than 13 million were ordered to stay at home since last week as authorities sought to battle a Covid outbreak. But compared to other lockdowns globally, locals cannot go out even for essential reasons like buying food.
The lockdown on the northern city of Xi’an is in its 15th day. The city’s outbreak is the worst China has seen in months amid its zero-Covid strategy. Initially, the restrictions had allowed one person per household to venture out once every two days to buy food and other basic supplies. But the rules were tightened on Monday – banning residents from leaving at all except to get tested for Covid-19.
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“As some people took to social media to appeal for assistance as their food supplies ran low, or they were unable to access medical care, others started local trading networks in residential compounds to try to meet each other’s needs through bartering.
“Everything is getting bartered in Xi’an,” a resident of the city told RFA. “People are swapping stuff with others in the same building, because they no longer have enough food to eat.” Another resident said in a video clip that some people were trading cigarettes and iPhones for bags of rice.”