Frustration is boiling over in Shanghai, as residents increasingly chafe under weeks of draconian coronavirus lockdowns.
On Chinese social media Saturday web users fought to share a six-minute video called “The Voice of April.”
The footage showed a panorama of the city’s empty streets, while also featuring voices of locals complaining about food and medical shortages that have plagued the metropolis.
Shanghai recently reported 12 COVID-19 deaths yesterday.Getty Images 
Residents in Shanghai, China have complained about food shortages as authorities impose the hard lockdown.HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images 
Shanghai residents are reportedly receiving limited food and medical rations.HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images 
A tired medical worker sits along an empty street in Shanghai, China.REUTERS/Brenda Goh 
Residents conduct mandatory COVID-19 testing in Shanghai, China on April 22, 2022.Getty Images
Netizens, however, faced pushback from China’s army of web censors, who fought all morning to remove the video. Some comments, did manage to survive.
“I can only say that if you don’t even want to listen to just a small amount of real voices, then it is really hopeless,” said one dispirited social media user.
The city has faced a brutal lockdown in an effort to stamp out the latest wave of coronavirus. Shanghai reported 12 new coronavirus deaths Friday. The average age of the victims was 88 and none were vaccinated.
Patient beds at a makeshift hospital in Shanghai, China.Yang Youzong/Xinhua via AP 
Chinese censors are reportedly deleting any comments criticizing COVID-19 lockdowns on social media.EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI 
Workers sort out food to be delivered to residents at Shanghai, China.EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI 
A delivery worker brings food to an apartment in Shanghai, China on April 23, 2022.EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI 
A girl is tested for COVID-19 in Shanghai, China on April 22, 2022.Getty Images
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