Beijingers rush to shop before the risk of a blockade because of Covid-19

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 Before the news that the authorities had begun a large-scale testing campaign in the city's largest inner-city district, the people of the capital Beijing immediately planned to stock up on essentials.


SCMP reported that the government of Chaoyang district, the largest urban district in Beijing, has just announced that it will conduct a large-scale Covid-19 test for all 3.5 million people in this district. This testing campaign started on April 25.


This information, along with the fact that many cases of Covid-19 have been continuously detected in Beijing in recent days, have worried Beijingers. Many people are concerned about the possibility that this city will be under a strict blockade like what happened in Shanghai.


As a result, some residents of the Chinese capital have gone to markets, supermarkets and shopping malls to stock up on food, food and other necessities. Online sales sites are also operating at full capacity on this occasion.


"I'm preparing for the worst," said a graduate student surnamed Zhang. Besides, Zhang also revealed that she had ordered dozens of bags of cakes and nearly 5 pounds of apples to prepare for the upcoming time.


In response to the crowd's "buy to destroy" mentality, large supermarket chains have reassured that they have enough goods to serve everyone's needs. Supermarket chains Carrefour and Wumart say they have doubled the amount of goods needed. Meanwhile, Meituan, an e-commerce site focusing on consumer goods, has announced an increase in inventory and human resources to meet the shopping needs of Beijing residents.


The situation of the Covid-19 epidemic due to the raging of the Omicron mutation is complicated in China. On April 24, Shanghai city health authority said that the city recorded 51 deaths from Covid-19 in a day, the highest number since the outbreak of this disease. In the capital Beijing, city officials have warned that the epidemic is spreading silently.

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