Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 17 Jun 2022, 01:20 pm Print
Zero Covid Policy File image of a restaurant in Zhengzhou city in China temporarily closed due to Covid-19 outbreak, photo by Windmemories via Wikimedia Commons
Beijing: Chinese businessmen are still facing the heat of COVID-19 imposed lockdown in China as their businesses have still not resumed properly even after authorities began the “unlocking” process in Shanghai.
Forced by the situation, they are now demanding exemption on rents they are paying for their shops.
Videos posted by Chinese social media accounts show merchants protesting and demanding rent refunds. It can be clearly seen in the videos that people are holding placards with “No refund/cancellation of rent, no reopening” written on them, reports ANI news agency.
The protestors in the videos are seen to be suppressed by a large number of public security officials, as per the media outlet. Calling for a relief package from the government, shop owners in Shanghai have held a rally, the news agency reported.
The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 23 locally-transmitted confirmed COovid-19 cases, including 11 in Beijing, six in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and four in Liaoning, the National Health Commission said Friday, reports Xinhua.
Meanwhile, Shanghai city reported two confirmed locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and two local asymptomatic cases.
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