Protests grow throughout China over COVID-19 lockdowns

Protests grow throughout China over COVID-19 lockdowns

Unrest is growing in China over strict COVID-19 lockdown measures.

Protests have broken out in several parts of the country, including in the Xinjiang region, where many people have been barred from leaving their homes for more than three months.

Protests in the regional capital Urumqi came after an apartment block fire killed ten people.

Some residents say the restrictions on movement hampered rescue efforts.

Growing frustration over the lockdowns almost three years after the pandemic broke out is increasingly putting Beijing's 'Zero-Covid' policy under pressure.