Category: lockdown

‘I Beg You to Save My Husband’: China’s Mass Lockdowns Leave Locals Desperate for Medical Care

On a road damp with rain, in front of a neighborhood officials’ office in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, a kneeling woman’s heart-wrenching pleas for her dying husband tore through the frigid air. “I beg you to please do some good deed,” the woman beseeched while crying. “I beg you to save my husband.” Wearing…


‘I Beg You to Save My Husband’: China’s Mass Lockdowns Leave Locals to Fend for Themselves

On a road damp with rain, in front of a neighborhood officials’ office in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, a kneeling woman’s heart-wrenching pleas for her dying husband tore through the frigid air. “I beg you to please do some good deed,” the woman beseeched while crying. “I beg you to save my husband.” Wearing…


Residents Reveal Shanghai in Actual Lockdown, COVID-19 Infections Much Higher Than Official Numbers

The COVID-19 outbreak is spiraling out of control in mainland China and the reported number of cases continues to rise. The daily infection numbers in Shanghai continue to set new records, and the medical system in the city is on the verge of collapse. Local residents reveal Shanghai is in an actual lockdown despite not…


UK Marks Second Anniversary of First CCP Virus National Lockdown

Britain is commemorating the second anniversary of the first national lockdown during the CCP virus pandemic. A series of events have been organised by the end-of-life charity Marie Curie to mark the National Day of Reflection. A minute’s silence was held at midday, and people are being encouraged to shine a light or display flowers…


COVID-19 Spike in Shanghai Causes Hospitals to Suspend Services, Lockdown of Major Universities

The COVID-19 outbreak in China’s megacity Shanghai continues to spread in different parts of the city, causing major hospitals to suspend medical services since March 18. Major universities are also under lockdown. In one university, the virus continues to spread within. Students are panicking, criticizing the university for negligence and attracting wide attention. Xinhua Hospital…


Residents Reveal Their Plight Under China’s Mass COVID-19 Lockdown

In response to the recent COVID-19 surge in China, the regime has locked down mega city Shenzhen, Jilin Province, and Dongguan city, Guandong Province, and put travel restrictions on many places. Under the extreme pandemic controls, China’s citizens shared their plight with the Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times. In the past few days,…


Global Supply Chains Brace for Further Shocks Due to China’s COVID Lockdowns

Anxieties are rising as the world watches China struggling to put down its purported worst outbreak in two years, shutting factories and locking down some of its busiest manufacturing hubs in a bid to curb the virus’ spread. Semiconductor developer Intel, Apple, automakers Toyota and Volkswagen are among the latest to suffer a halt of…


Russia May Use Rubles for US Dollar Debt; Conflict Halts Half of World’s Neon Supply | NTD Business

Russia is saying it may pay its foreign debt in rubles instead, not in their original currency, after Western sanctions freeze some of its assets. The war is hitting the neon supply in Ukraine and halting half the world’s output for chips. The crucial chip ingredient may have to be found elsewhere for now. China is locking…


China Locks Down City of 9 Million Amid New Spike in COVID-19 Cases

The Chinese regime on Friday ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases in the area attributed to the highly contagious Omicron variant. Residents are required to remain at home, with one family member permitted to venture out to buy food and…


Hong Kong COVID-19 Spike Sets New Record, Causing Services Cuts, Suspension of Prison Visits, and Panic Buying

Hong Kong’s spike in  COVID-19 cases keeps breaking records, causing a medical system overload, transportation services cuts, shortened shopping hours, and suspension of visits to prisoners. As the Hong Kong government evaluates the need for a city-wide lockdown, citizens have started panic buying, and emptying food shelves in supermarkets. On March 3, Hong Kong reported…