SHANGHAI, April 6 – Shanghai on Wednesday made concessions on an unpopular COVID isolation policy that has separated children from their parents and sparked a public outcry but extended a citywide lockdown that has left some residents struggling to buy food.The lockdown of China’s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has now confined nearly all of its 26 million residents at home, has massively disrupted daily life and business.Public criticisms of the curbs, part of Beijing’s COVID elimination strategy, have ranged from complaints overcrowded and unsanitary quarantine centers to difficulties in buying food or accessing medical treatment.
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