Australians in Shanghai fearful of Covid-zero policy separating infected children from parents

Australian families living in Shanghai are becoming increasingly fearful of Covid lockdown policies that include separating children from their parents.

The policy – described by some expats as ‘inhumane’ – is part of a draconian elimination strategy by the Chinese Communist Part

People who test positive to Covid, including children, are removed from their homes and placed into government quarantine centres – even if they’re asymptomatic.

Shanghai has been in a strict lockdown since March, but reported 24,820 new cases on Sunday. That number accounts for about 95 per cent of all cases identified in China in the 24 hour reporting period.

The city of 25 million people has reported more than 300,000 cases since late March.