Frustration grows in Shanghai, China as harsh COVID lockdowns continue – New York Post

Frustration is boiling over in Shanghai, as residents increasingly chafe under weeks of draconian coronavirus lockdowns.

On Chinese social media Saturday web users fought to share a six-minute video called “The Voice of April.”

The footage showed a panorama of the city’s empty streets, while also featuring voices of locals complaining about food and medical shortages that have plagued the metropolis.

Volunteers at a residential area on April 22, 2022 in Shanghai, China. — Shanghai recently reported 12 COVID-19 deaths yesterday.

Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) walk on a street next to a residential building during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 23, 2022. — Residents in Shanghai, China have complained about food shortages as authorities impose the hard lockdown.

Officers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) stand on a street during a Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 23, 2022. — Shanghai residents are reportedly receiving limited food and medical rations.

A tired medical worker sits along an empty street in Shanghai, China.

Residents conduct mandatory COVID-19 testing in Shanghai, China on April 22, 2022.

Netizens, however, faced pushback from China’s army of web censors, who fought all morning to remove the video. Some comments, did manage to survive.

“I can only say that if you don’t even want to listen to just a small amount of real voices, then it is really hopeless,” said one dispirited social media user.

The city has faced a brutal lockdown in an effort to stamp out the latest wave of coronavirus. Shanghai reported 12 new coronavirus deaths Friday. The average age of the victims was 88 and none were vaccinated.