From quarantine straight into lockdown. This morning 6am I should have left my #quarantine hotel in #Shanghai after 10 days. Instead, I stood in front of a locked door with my suitcases already packed. The quarantine hotel is under #lockdown.
Welcome to #ZeroCovid #China (1/6)
Welcome to #ZeroCovid #China (1/6)
Inbound travelers are subject to 7 days of centralized quarantine, followed by 3 days of home monitoring for most cities. However, not everyone can go home after 7 days. Local authorities have the final say and often say no. (2/6)
Quarantine in China means being locked up in the same room for 24 hours a day. And a lot of nose and throat swabs. Seven in total. Twice they even tested the surface of my cup, my mobile phone and the sink. (3/6)
After 10 days of centralized hotel quarantine, my QR health code finally turned from red to green. Green means go home. If only it weren't for the locked door at the hotel exit... (4/6)
... apparently there is a positive case nearby. Now the surrounding buildings including my quarantine hotel are under lockdown. For 7 days. (5/6)
China is pursuing a strict zero-Covid policy. So close to the 20th National Congress, where #XiJinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third term as leader of the ruling #CCP, no outbreak must spoil the festivities. (6/6)
UPDATE #1 - What we know so far: They detected a positive case in Pudong. The person in question visited among other places the area around my quarantine hotel. Some of these places the person crossed are now under lockdown and are being screened. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/e5lhk-N-GAL8…
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