Loudspeaker-equipped drones raid apartments in China ordering people to stay indoors under the world's toughest lockdown.
Chilling footage shows a police drone flying just meters from a resident's window and a female robotic voice yelling out Covid lockdown rules. It shows how you are screaming at
Videos from half a dozen cities show drones weaving between skyscrapers with messages saying, "This community is now in total lockdown. Stay in your room." is broadcasting.
After Chengdu, home to 21 million people, recorded 157 new cases on Thursday,Beijing as it continued to pursue a "zero Covid" policyAfter the lockdown.
Footage taken from a high-rise residential building in a sprawling city shows drones flying between houses late at night, telling people to follow the lockdown order. It was showing that he was calling.
AndIn Wuxi, a manufacturing hub in eastern China with a population of 7.5 million, spooky video footage showed drones hovering just meters from apartment windows. was showing.
One citizen described it as a "dystopian nightmare and reality."
The Chinese government's use of drones to enforce strict COVID-19 lockdowns has become a common sight.
Drones were deployed in Shanghai in April to tell residents to stop singing and screaming from their windows and curb their "thirst for freedom."
Robot dogs are also being used in some cities, telling locals to stay indoors, wash their hands and check their temperature.
Robots with megaphones on their backs marched through the hallways of Shanghai apartments asking people for throat swabs.
China is the last major economy to commit to a "zero Covid policy" to quell small virus outbreaks with lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines.
Residents of lockdown Chengdu last week were seen fighting over food, and tearing down shelves in an attempt to stock up on supplies before the lockdown kicked in.38} A shocking image shared by What's On Weibo shows panicked locals scrambled for supplies in a supermarket, leaving the last scraps of meat and rice. A brawl erupts over the Locals were seen flocking to shops, tearing down shelves, and cars packed with meat, vegetables, and eggs to prepare for the worst. "Everybody was hoarding like crazy," he said, due to what happened in Shanghai,, which suffered food shortages during the lockdown. The 25-year-old said he was "habitually stockpiling" even before Chengdu's latest measures were announced. Footage shows millions of people queuing up for testing, and the testing site he is working 24 hours a day. She is barred from entering and leaving the city, and one of her from each household has tested negative and is allowed out each day to purchase essential items. The start of the fall semester in schools has been canceled and flights have been grounded, according to state media. It is not clear when the hard restrictions will be lifted. "The current state of epidemic control in is extraordinary, complex and severe," the local government said. Authorities initially downplayed talk of an impending lockdown. Police arrested a man for "causing panic" after warning that the city could be shut down. Many users of Twitter-like Weibo platforms branded him a "hero" for criticizing his arrest and warning his fellow citizens. China continues to quell his small Covid outbreak with heavy-handed lockdowns. Xining, the capital city of western Qinghai province with a population of 2.5 million, has ordered schools to move classes online and launched a large-scale test drive. Shenzhen, a hub in southern China, said new restrictions will come into force at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Nanshan district, home to tech giant Tencent and his ZTE headquarters. And last month, travelers in the southern island province of Hainan protested after a Covid outbreak left more than 80,000 tourists stranded at resorts. Protests in Wuhan Shocking footage of police cracking down on lockdown protesters has also been widely shared on social media, showing police beating demonstrators with batons.
