In China, the number of new coronavirus infections reached a record high for the fourth consecutive day on the 26th.
Under these circumstances, protests against the "zero corona" policy, which involves strict restrictions on movement, have occurred in Shanghai and other places, and public dissatisfaction has surfaced.
According to the Chinese government, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus confirmed on the 26th reached about 38,000, including more than 4,000 in the capital Beijing for the first time, setting a new record for the fourth consecutive day.
Of these, in Shanghai, the largest economic city, there was a protest against the "zero corona" policy, which involves strict restrictions on movement.
A series of videos have been posted on the Internet in which many citizens shouted, "We don't need a PCR test."
In China, on the 24th of this month, information spread that the escape route was blocked due to infection control in the fire that killed 10 people in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, and the rescue was delayed.
Footage released by Reuters showed mourners gathered on a street in Shanghai named Urumqi to mourn the victims, and a piece of paper with a line from China's national anthem, "Stand up, people who don't want to be slaves." It shows how to protest with .
In addition, protests against the "zero corona" policy have occurred in various places such as Beijing, and public dissatisfaction has surfaced.