Disturbing audio of a daughter ordered into her home by Beijing officials begging to be released after her mother leapt to her death after struggling with the latest militant lockdown has sparked anger in China.
Wang, 55, lived with her 29-year-old daughter in a residential building in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, which was completely shut down due to Covid.
The gates were locked from the outside and residents could not open them from the inside.
Ms. Wang had an anxiety disorder and is said to have been taking prescription drugs for her condition since 2019.
Her daughter had expressed concern to the property manager that her mother was having a nervous breakdown on the morning of Nov. 4, and contacted again when her condition worsened.
What’s on Weibo reported that when the daughter asked the building manager to call 911, he said, ‘Call them myself, I’m busy.’
No one came to see Mrs. Wang or her daughter. Ms. Wang fell out of her apartment’s bedroom window after her daughter entered the living room to charge her phone.
Audio footage of the woman’s daughter went viral on Chinese social media, banging on the gate and begging community workers to open her mother’s door and help her.
The daughter cried, ‘Open the gate, open the gate! I beg you, please’, according to CNN.
She called for the manager to open the barrier and when they were finally opened, the first responders found the daughter next to her mother’s body.
Authorities admitted that their zero Covid lockdown protocols slowed their response to emergencies.
Wang, 55, lived with her 29-year-old daughter in a residential building in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, which was completely shut down due to Covid. She sprang to death after her daughter repeatedly asked for help when her mental health deteriorated on Nov. 4
Audio footage of the woman’s daughter went viral on Chinese social media, banging on the gate and begging community workers to open her mother’s door and help her
The video has drawn attention to the mental health crises exacerbated by weeks in lockdown
The video has drawn attention to the mental health crises exacerbated by weeks of lockdown.
A comment on Weibo said, ‘Who has the right to weld gates on buildings? Who has the right to weld up building gates?
‘Who has the right to restrict the freedom of life of others? What if there is an earthquake or fire, who is responsible after that?’
A clip was later posted online of officials disinfecting the area with chemicals.
Authorities admitted that their zero Covid lockdown protocols slowed their response to emergencies. In the photo: apartment buildings in the area after the incident
Officials have vowed to punish community workers who forcibly lock house doors and build gates with locks, despite this being a widespread practice in closed-off areas.
It came days after a toddler in Lanzhou, northwest China’s Gansu province, died of carbon monoxide poisoning after the slow response of emergency medical services delayed hospital treatment.
In a viral social media post that was later deleted, the boy’s father blamed lockdown controls and community workers for hindering their access to the hospital, while district authorities later apologized for the incident.
Despite zero-Covid policies and militant lockdowns that brought the country to a standstill, China reported the highest daily Covid caseload today.
The country has registered more than 5,600 cases today, nearly half of them in Guangdong Province, a manufacturing center in the south of the country where major ports are located.
A clip was later posted online of officials disinfecting the area with chemicals
A woman drops her mask yesterday to get a smear for a COVID test in Beijing
A woman in a face mask uses an iPhone while walking on the street in Beijing today
Beijing over the weekend rejected hopes that its strict zero-covid policy — using local lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing to quell outbreaks — could soon be eased.
However, the ongoing lockdowns have sparked scandals, with residents complaining about inadequate conditions, food shortages and delayed emergency medical care.
A grueling lockdown at the world’s largest iPhone factory, located in Zhengzhou, has temporarily affected the production of Apple products, meaning customers would experience delays in receiving their orders.
A grueling lockdown at the world’s largest iPhone factory, located in Zhengzhou, has temporarily affected the production of Apple products, meaning customers would experience delays in receiving their orders. Pictured: An apple store in Beijing
Yesterday, Apple said in a statement, “The facility is currently operating at significantly reduced capacity.”
Foxconn, Apple’s main subcontractor that runs the plant, lowered its forecast for quarterly earnings today due to the lockdown.
China’s National Health Commission vowed on Saturday to hold “steadfastly” to zero-Covid, sparking a major stock market rally last week on the back of unsubstantiated rumors that Beijing would soon ease its strict virus policy.
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