abc.net.au/news/china-covid-frustrations-spark-unrest-in-guangzhou/101658074Crowds of people in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have crashed through COVID barriers and marched down streets in chaotic scenes, according to videos posted online, in a show of public resentment over coronavirus curbs.
Twitter is blocked in China, and several hashtags related to the topic of "riots" in the area were scrubbed from China's Twitter-like Weibo by Tuesday morning. "When it happened so close to me I found it really upsetting. I couldn't sleep last night after watching those images," said Chet, whose residential compound has been locked down for about 20 days.On Tuesday, China reported 17,772 new local COVID-19 infections for November 14, up from 16,072 a day earlier and the most since April, even as many cities scaled back routine testing after authorities announced measures last week aimed at easing the impact of heavy coronavirus curbs.
While many residents have expressed guarded optimism after Friday's announcement that some of the stringent COVID policies would be eased, concerns grew this week over the worsening outbreaks and there was confusion as some cities halted or adjusted regular testing.WatchZero-COVID fatigue Officials in Guangzhou, home to nearly 19 million people, said they plan more makeshift hospitals in addition to the six that have been built that have 20,000 beds, mainly for observation of infected people without symptoms.