[Shanghai / Beijing 9th Archyde.com]–On the 9th, the cities of Shanghai and Beijing in China further tightened regulations to control the infection of the new coronavirus. The response of the authorities, which is too strict, has fueled the anger of the citizens, and the legal community has questioned the legality of the response.
In Shanghai, although there was no official announcement from the authorities, residents of at least 4 of the 16 wards of the city were informed that they could not go out or receive home delivery on weekends, and they were forced to stockpile food.
“It was like a prison. We are not afraid of the virus. We are afraid of this policy,” said a regulated Shanghai citizen.
Beijing, the capital, has also been subject to the strictest regulations to date. In the southwest, citizens were banned from going out on the 9th and ordered to suspend all activities unrelated to infection control.
In addition to being instructed to work from home in other districts, some restaurants and public transportation were closed. Furthermore, on the 9th, roads, apartment houses and parks were closed.
These measures are more angry than ever. Posts on the Internet that Shanghai city officials are forcibly quarantining positive neighbors and demanding that they hand over their house keys for disinfection were even more angry.
On the Internet, a video showing police picking because residents refused to open the door and a woman who was asked to spray disinfectant at home despite a negative test argued with the authorities. A voice recording of the phone you are using has been posted.
Professor Tong Zhiwei, a professor of law at East China University of Political Science, said in a post on social media on the 8th that such an act is illegal and should be stopped. Liu Dali, a lawyer at a major Chinese law firm, wrote a similar statement to the authorities.
However, their points were subject to censorship by the authorities. The account of Professor Tong’s short text posting site “Weibo” has been blocked as of the night of the 8th.