some shanghai info

Anon asked a business colleague a few questions about being on lockdown in Shanghai. Will summarize:

-For the first week or so they had government food boxes being delivered. Like most people, she lives in one of those large condo complexes (actually a smaller one, about 10k people).

-Govt. food boxes no longer available. There are shops on the ground level of the buildings, but these are closed. However the shop owners will still cook and are allowed to deliver food. So the residents have formed a Wechat group to organize orders for their daily meals.

-The stories about taking Covid-positive children away are 'unfortunately true' according to her. Same with the pet killings. She said they have to just learn to accept it and hope for it to be over quickly (!). I'm not sure if she is a mother.

-She confirmed that the actual number of Covid deaths are very low, in the hundreds. She confirmed they get tested every day. She doesn't understand the concept of 'asymptomatic', and doesn't believe it.

-Without saying so directly, she implied that she knows all of this is bullshit, but they just have to get through it.