Shanghai grandmother uses broom to fight off hazmat-wearing staff in daring quarantine escape

Zhang Chen, 30, said her four-year-old son and his 84-year-old grandmother were taken to quarantine on Sunday, along with her in-laws, and she was worried about their…

China is cracking under the weight of zero Covid 

After Vladimir Putin’s shooting himself in the foot with his bungled invasion of Ukraine, President Xi Jinping’s sudden lock down  of 25 million people in Shanghai looks…

US orders non-essential embassy staff to leave Shanghai amid Covid chaos

Some residents have resorted to bartering or paying over the odds for food as the lockdown grinds on. One said she paid 400 yuan ($63) for a…

US orders all non-essential embassy staff to leave Shanghai as even negative cases are quarantined

Some residents have resorted to bartering or paying over the odds for food as the lockdown grinds on. A Shanghai resident surnamed Ma said she paid 400…