In countdown to Covid-19 lockdown, Shenzhen residents stockpile food – and some point finger of blame at Hong Kong
- Public transport has been suspended and restrictions placed on movement as the city of 17 million tries to contain its outbreak
- Some people on social media have expressed anger at neighbouring Hong Kong and blamed illegal border crossing for the surge in cases

Shenzhen residents raced to stock up on supplies on Sunday, causing long queues in supermarkets and traffic jams on some streets.
On Sunday night, the southern Chinese tech hub announced the heaviest restrictions since 2020 when the coronavirus first struck. All subway and bus services are halted and movement in communities is restricted.
Three rounds of citywide mass screening will also be conducted. The neighbouring industrial city of Dongguan also followed up with similar measures on Monday.
On Monday, Shenzhen reported 75 confirmed local cases and 26 imported cases, 24 of them from Hong Kong, while mainland China logged a total of 1,437 confirmed cases. This followed 60 confirmed cases and another six asymptomatic patients announced on the previous day.
