Shanghai on Wednesday made some concessions on a widely unpopular child separation COVID policy, in a nod to growing public frustration as it extends a citywide lockdown that has left some residents struggling to buy food. The lockdown of China’s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has since been expanded to confine practically all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business. Public criticism over the curbs, part of Beijing’s elimination strategy, has ranged from complaints overcrowded and unsanitary quarantine centres to difficulties in buying food or accessing medical treatment. But the most controversial policy has been Shanghai’s practice of separating COVID-positive children from their parents, which came to the fore on Saturday and triggered widespread anger across the country. read more In the face of such criticism, the Shanghai […]