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Shanghai food shortage wouldn't happen here. Would it?
Shanghai is China's richest city. But even billionaires and celebrities aren't safe from its extreme lockdown
Shanghai records first official Covid deaths since lockdown imposed
Even the richest residents in Shanghai are facing food shortages due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown that has been in place for three weeks.
Ms Xu is the founder and president of Capital Today, with personal wealth estimated at $3.3 billion, according to Hurun Global. But like many residents of China's richest city, Ms Xu has now turned to social media platforms in order to obtain groceries.
Yet more that three weeks into a strict lockdown of approximately 26 million people only three Covid-19 fatalities have been reported in Shanghai (at the time of this update), the first to be officially counted since the beginning of the city’s lockdown.
The three people reported on Monday included two women aged 89 and 91, and a 91-year-old man, who also had underlying health conditions, and were reportedly unvaccinated.
So could this kind of man made disaster ever happen in Australia?
Three years ago I would have said "no way Jose".
But now, I'm not so sure.
This is my opinion.
J Fallon Apple Music
J Fallon Spotify
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By J Fallon, A Living Records Production.Shanghai is China's richest city. But even billionaires and celebrities aren't safe from its extreme lockdown
Shanghai records first official Covid deaths since lockdown imposed
Even the richest residents in Shanghai are facing food shortages due to a strict COVID-19 lockdown that has been in place for three weeks.
Ms Xu is the founder and president of Capital Today, with personal wealth estimated at $3.3 billion, according to Hurun Global. But like many residents of China's richest city, Ms Xu has now turned to social media platforms in order to obtain groceries.
Yet more that three weeks into a strict lockdown of approximately 26 million people only three Covid-19 fatalities have been reported in Shanghai (at the time of this update), the first to be officially counted since the beginning of the city’s lockdown.
The three people reported on Monday included two women aged 89 and 91, and a 91-year-old man, who also had underlying health conditions, and were reportedly unvaccinated.
So could this kind of man made disaster ever happen in Australia?
Three years ago I would have said "no way Jose".
But now, I'm not so sure.
This is my opinion.
J Fallon Apple Music
J Fallon Spotify