No kissing, hugs or sleeping together: China’s new ‘insane’ Covid rules

As Covid-19 cases have risen in China, the country has imposed strict lockdowns in some of its key cities, including the financial capital Shanghai. The city of over 26 million people, had been reporting the highest daily Covid cases in the past few weeks. Strict rules and restrictions have been put in place in the city to diminish any new cases of coronavirus.
Now, the citizens of the city have taken to Twitter about the crazy rules of the country amid lockdown. Videos show that Covid announcements are being made by drones in the sky, and locals are seen protesting the lack of supplies and singing from their balconies.
A local journalist shared a video showing the government, in the announcements, asking the locals to “control your desire for freedom”. After residents of a Shanghai apartment complex stood on their balconies to sing this week in a possible protest, a drone flew overhead and broadcast the message: “Control the soul’s desire for freedom and do not open the window to sing. This behavior has the risk of spreading the epidemic.”
As seen on Weibo: Shanghai residents go to their balconies to sing & protest lack of supplies. A drone appears: “Please comply w covid restrictions. Control your soul’s desire for freedom. Do not open the window or sing.” https://t.co/0ZTc8fznaV pic.twitter.com/pAnEGOlBIh
— Alice Su (@aliceysu) April 6, 2022
Earlier, videos showed four-legged robots patrolling the streets of Shanghai, making Covid announcements.
Shanghai’s citizens have been complaining about struggling to get meat, rice, and other food supplies under anti-coronavirus controls. Officials say Shanghai, home of the world’s busiest port and China’s main stock exchange, has enough food. But a deputy mayor, Chen Tong, acknowledged Thursday getting the “last 100 meters” to households is a challenge.



