At a Glance:
- Beijing has just ordered a mass COVID-19 testing order, which has prompted residents in the Chinese capital to stock up on groceries.
- When a similar emergency struck Shanghai, the residents struggled with food and other essentials while being isolated.
- The stocks in China have dropped to a two-year low after the worried about the potential Beijing outbreak.
Beijing has just ordered a mass COVID-19 testing order. This prompted residents in the Chinese capital to stock up on groceries with a fear that the district might be destined for an upending lockdown same like Shanghai. Shanghai is currently in the fourth week of isolation.
Chaoyang, home to 3.45 million people has been ordered to be tested three times this week as Beijing has been issued an earning of the virus being ‘stealthily’ spreading for a week without being detected.
When a similar emergency struck Shanghai, the residents struggled with food and other essentials while being isolated. Afraid of similar circumstances, the residents of Beijing crowded the stores and online stores to stock up on their homes.
Beijing supermarkets increase stocks
Although some of the residents believe Beijing would not face the same fate as Shanghai, they are stocking the emergency supplies just in case. In the financial hub, there has been a lack of enough couriers in making the deliveries to homes. This has spread anxiety and anger across the population.
Amid the chaos, the supermarket chains include Carrefour and Wumart with more than doubled inventories. Alongside, the Meituan grocery-focused e-commerce platform increased the stocks and the staff members for sorting and delivery.
China facing an economic crisis
The stocks in China have dropped to a two-year low after the worried about the potential Beijing outbreak. In a recent report, it was declared that among China’s top 100 cities around 57 are ‘relatively tough’ due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place, which was down from 66 last week.
