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China: Shanghai authorities install fences in COVID-19-hit areas 

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 24 Apr 2022, 10:46 am Print

China: Shanghai authorities install fences in COVID-19-hit areas  Shanghai

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Shanghai: Shanghai authorities have installed fences to restrict the population's movement as a measure to check growing COVID-19 situation in the Chinese city.

Green barriers have appeared without warning outside buildings where those inside are forbidden from leaving, reports BBC.

One resident told the BBC a green fence appeared inside his locked-up compound three days ago without any explanation.

Shanghai has been witnessing weeks of lockdown amid COVID-19 surge.

Many of the fences, which are around two-metres tall, were installed around buildings designated as "sealed areas" where at least one person has tested positive for Covid-19, reports BBC.