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| Grass grows out of the sidewalk cracks at the Bund, one of the top tourist sites in Shanghai. In the background, across the river, you can see the Oriental Pearl Tower, the iconic symbol of Shanghai. Image source. Funny story about this: At some point (April 28 or 29 ish) during the lockdown, a picture like this (don't know if it's this exact one) got shared around on WeChat, and the Shanghai government propaganda machine issued a statement that said no it's not true that grass is growing in the sidewalk cracks at the Bund. (SHINE, the English version of the official government-approved news, has since deleted the post from their site, probably because they realized it was very stupid. But the internet is forever.) Like... okay I've never coordinated disaster relief for 25 million people, but I just think that seems like not the highest priority? |
Ah well. Each time I write a new post about covid in Shanghai, I've been putting the complete list of previous posts at the top, but it's getting a bit long. Can't believe it's July now and I'm still blogging about this. The lockdown ended on June 1, but we are still caught in a weird space between "back to normal" and "everyone has PTSD" and "oh no, is it going to happen again?"
So here's the post with the whole entire list. I will continue to update this, lolsob.
2022:
On the Current Covid Outbreak in Shanghai (March 12, 2022)
I'm in Lockdown (March 16)
I'm Still in Lockdown (March 19)
I'm in Lockdown Again (March 25)
Now All of Pudong (East Shanghai) is in Lockdown (March 28)
Lockdown Diaries: Covid Case in Our Complex, and Free Veggies from the Government (March 31)
Lockdown Diaries: Antigen Self-Tests, and Children with Covid (April 3)
Lockdown Diaries: Dressing Up, Free Medicine, Free Rice (April 6)
Lockdown Diaries: I am Okay, Shanghai is Not (April 9)
Lockdown Diaries: Part of Shanghai is Out of Lockdown (April 12)
Lockdown Diaries: Dystopian Madness (April 15)
Lockdown Diaries: 3 Covid Deaths Reported in Shanghai (April 18)
Lockdown Diaries: More of the Same (April 22)
Lockdown Diaries: This is a Human-Made Disaster (April 26)
Lockdown Diaries: Exciting New Definition of "Society" (May 1)
Lockdown Diaries: Some People Can Go to the Grocery Store (May 3)
Lockdown Diaries: More and More People Get to Go Out (a little bit) (May 7)
Lockdown Diaries: Taking a Whole Building to Quarantine (May 10)
Lockdown Diaries: Restrictions on Chinese Citizens Leaving China (May 13)
Lockdown Diaries: June 1 Target for "Back to Normal" (yeah not gonna happen) (May 17)
Lockdown Diaries: Slowly Getting Better (maybe) (May 21)
Lockdown Diaries: We Are Allowed Out! (a little bit) (May 26)
Lockdown Diaries: I Went Out! (May 29)
Lockdown Diaries: Shanghai Lockdown Ends June 1! (May 31)
Lockdown is Over + Happy Dragonboat Festival! (June 3)
Worried About Another Lockdown (June 10)
Trudging Along in Our Post-Lockdown Normal (June 21)
Shanghai Has 0 Covid Cases, Indoor Dining Reopens, Disneyland Reopens (July 2)
Well I Spoke Too Soon About the 0 Covid Cases (July 9)
Still Doing Nucleic Acid Testing Every 2 Days, Also It's Really Hot Here (July 16)
Covid Case in Our Office Building, So We All Went Home Early (July 30)
Plugging along here in Shanghai, meanwhile Sanya is in lockdown (August 14)
School Year Starts in Post-Lockdown Shanghai (September 3)
More Covid Updates (Guizhou Bus Crash, Chengdu Lockdown Ends, Hong Kong Quarantine Policy Ends) (September 24)
Nucleic Acid Testing Station in Shanghai (photos) (September 26)
Covid Cases After the October Holiday (October 16)
Shanghai Disneyland Closes Because of a Covid Case (and this affects a lot of people) (November 5)
OMG, Big Changes to the Zero-Covid Policy (November 13)
Zero-Covid (November 27)
About the Protests, and About Zero-Covid (December 4)
Zero-Covid is Over (December 11)
I Guess I Shouldn't Be Surprised How Fast Omicron is Spreading in China (December 17)
Does Anyone in China NOT Have Covid? (December 24)
NO QUARANTINE FROM JANUARY 8 (December 31)
2023:
Let's ditch this popsicle stand (January 15, 2023)
I'm in the US (why don't y'all wear masks?) (February 10)
The Shanghai Lockdown and Shared Trauma (March 19)
Just some thoughts about masks (May 3)
Shanghai is having a 2nd covid wave (June 11)
I got covid (don't worry, I'm better now) (October 24)
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