China's strict COVID policy forcing people to quarantine in tiny metal boxes: Report

recent COVID outbreak in China has become a nightmare for several residents as Communist government forces m to stay in a tiny metal box for at least 21 days. According to a report by Daily Mail, draconian laws have been imposed on residents as a measure to stop spre of COVID-19 virus, driven by Omicron variant. 

report stated that residents are being forced to board a bus if a single person turns positive for COVID-19 in ir locality. bus n takes m to an unkwn location where y are reportedly forced to stay in a small room with minimum facilities like a bed, water bottles and a tiny washroom.

re are several or similar videos that are doing rounds on internet showing a hundred buses lined outside residential areas where people are forced to stay in quarantine. latest video that went viral on Twitter shows how a person has to stay in a tiny metal box with limited facilities.

As video starts, men in video show a tiny room that has a small bed and some water bottles. Later, person shows a small washroom. According to Daily Mail report, those who have experienced dystopian facilities say y have been left with little food in freezing metal boxes. Some residents said that y were forced to board buses on eve of New Year without prior tice.

"re is thing here, just basic necessities... body has come to check us...what kind of quarantine is this? y did a big transfer of us, more than a thousand people, in night and many of us are elderly people and children. y didn't make any proper arrangements and so y just carelessly placed us (here)," BBC quoted one person who was reportedly staying in small metal box.

China locks city of 1.3 million after 3 people turned COVID positive

Recently, local ministration of Yuzhou, a city with a population of around 1.3 million and more than 1,400 sq km area was put under strict lockdown after three asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 emerged in area. According to local media reports, emergency precautions were anunced as two of residents were found COVID positive. 

In ar incident, local authorities in China pared at least four people for COVID-19 violations through busy streets of Baise, reported  Global Times on 30 December. According to a report by Global Times, all four were involved in illegal human trafficking and violated COVID-19 guidelines. controversial pare was escorted by at least eight police officers through a busy street in Jingxi, Baise. 

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