In China, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus has reached a record high for three consecutive days, and infection control measures such as strict restrictions on movement are being taken under the "zero corona" policy.
Against this, people's dissatisfaction is increasing, and protests are occurring in various places such as Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
According to the Chinese government, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus confirmed on the 25th exceeded 2,000 for the first time in the capital, Beijing, and about 34,000 people in all provinces and autonomous regions combined, for the third consecutive day. was the highest number ever.
Under China's "zero corona" policy, infection control measures such as strict restrictions on movement are being taken, but people are increasingly dissatisfied with this, and among them, people protested in Urumqi, the central city of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. From the 25th, videos purporting to be active were posted on the Internet one after another.
Footage distributed by Reuters shows a large number of people shouting to lift the blockade and skirmishing with what appears to be officials in white protective clothing.
In Urumqi on the 24th, after 10 people died in a fire in a high-rise apartment, information spread that escape routes were blocked due to infection control and rescue was delayed, but the local government held a press conference and denied it. rice field.
Videos circulating on the Internet suggest that other areas, such as inland Chongqing, are also complaining about harsh measures, sparking protests in various places.