Shanghai

Two months from announcing a five day lockdown, Shanghai is only just emerging from it. For many, it has been a longer than the 76 days Wuhan endured in 2020.

'I don’t know of anyone in Beijing who hasn’t stocked up, fearing the capital will be the next to put everyone in quarantine,' writes Debi Edward.

China's zero-Covid strategy has forced millions into lockdown conditions and as Beijing case numbers climb shoppers have been snapping up food on the shelves.