Wild WeChat conversation among a group of #Shanghai friends within the last 48 hours. They went for dinner, then to a karaoke bar. Got a private room with a vintage mic stand to belt out tunes. Snacked on popcorn and seaweed. So happy to see them go out, UNTIL #COVIDZero Next morning friend #1 forwarded a message from another friend: "Dear friends who dined with me 2 days ago, I've received a call from the track and trace team. They said a #COVID case passed through the restaurant. I'm not sure if we overlapped with that person." #COVIDZero

#shanghai is a place where you can sample the best global cuisine. My social media used to be filled with friends boasting the best Sichuan hotpot to Michelin star French dining. Today in China’s wealthiest city this is what food postings look like. Here is my food diary: #lockdown Day 2 #food diary: frozen shrimp, German sausages, frozen and wontons. Price = free. First district government handout because it is near impossible to get any individual food deliveries

#china #quarantine #meal Day 6 Dinner: spareribs (seemed dodgy), beancurd shrimp and broad bean, stir fried veg, eggplant with garlic sauce (鱼香茄子), potato and tomato soup plus bottled water #china #quarantine #meal Day 7: Breakfast: spring onion bun, ☝️ boiled egg, sweet malt sponge, pork congee (thought it was plain but I found ☝️ sliver of pork) and yogurt

The question I get asked most about being in #Shanghai centralized #quarantine is what am I being fed (delivery is allowed but no hot food and defo no bubble tea). I had a choice between Chinese and western. The former is a safer bet. Here’s what I’ve been eating: #china [thread] #China #quarantine #meal Day 1 lunch: it was cold by the time we got it because it took a good 6 hrs from landing, testing, immigration before I got to the assigned quarantine hotel. This is ham and veg fried noodles (congealed sadly), bacon, stir fried cabbage and scrambled eggs