How Shanghai Residents Endured the COVID Lockdown | The New Yorker

Residents of Shanghai have long known that, when it comes to the news , sometimes you must read between the lines. In mid-March, as Omicron started to spread locally, rumors of a looming lockdown circulated. Even though the rest of the world has moved toward living with the virus, China doubled down on its strict Zero COVID policy , which includes long quarantine requirements for travellers and lockdown measures when a small number of cases emerge. In Shanghai, the city's official WeChat account posted a denial, saying, "Internet rumors are not true. There are no such plans." Two days later,…