Authorities in southern China have apologised for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel in the latest example of heavy-handed virus-prevention measures that have sparked a rare public backlash.
Authorities in southern China have apologised for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel.
State media said that officers had forced their way into 84 homes in an apartment complex in Guangzhou city’s Liwan district in an effort to find any"close contacts" hiding inside and disinfect the rooms.The Liwan district government apologised on Monday for such"oversimplified and violent" behaviour, the paper said. An investigation has been launched and"relevant people" will be severely punished, it added.
Authorities in Beijing have taken a gentler approach, concerned with prompting unrest in the capital ahead of a key party congress later this year at which president and party leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term. A requirement that only vaccinated people could enter public spaces was swiftly cancelled last week after city residents condemned it as having been announced without warning and unfair to those who have not had their shots.
Studies have consistently shown that inoculation with mRNA vaccines offers the best protection against hospital admission and death from Covid-19. Chinese vaccines made with older technology proved fairly effective against, but much less so against more recent variants. In one recent incident, some 2 000 visitors to the southern tourist hub of Beihai were forced to prolong their stays after more than 500 cases were found and they were barred from leaving.
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