Shanghai Turns Into 'Ghost City' As Harshest Ever Covid Lockdown Hampers Life

Lockdown In Shanghai. (Source: Getty Images)

Zhoujiazui Road, the main road in Yangpu District, looks empty at sunset on the first day of puxi lockdown in Shanghai, China, April 1, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)

Residents line up for the mandatory Covid-19 screening in a residential block in Shanghai, China Friday, April 01, 2022. (Source: Getty Images)

A government worker in PPE stops a van of China Post on an empty road in Shanghai, China Friday, April 01, 2022, the first day of the Covid-19 lockdown in the western part of the metropolis as public transport in most of the city has been suspended, while businesses considered non-essential, like restaurants and shopping malls, have also had to close. (Source: Getty Images)

Medical workers test residents for Covid-19 in a residential block in Shanghai, China Friday, April 01, 2022. The western part of the metropolis has gone into a four-day lockdown as the authority will screen the population to curb the spread of Covid-19. (Source: Getty Images)

People line up for nucleic acid testing at a residential block during a citywide COVID-19 nucleic acid testing campaign on April 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. (Source: Getty Images)

Volunteers work at a temporary Covid-19 testing site during a citywide COVID-19 nucleic acid testing campaign on April 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China. (Source: Getty Images)

Sanitation workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) conduct disinfection work at The Bund in Shanghai, China. (Source: Getty Images)

A worker arranges food supplies for 3,000 medial workers in Fengxian district after Shanghai imposed a citywide lockdown to halt the spread of COVID-19 epidemic in Shanghai, China. (Source: Getty Images)

Workers set up a makeshift hospital for Covid-19 patients at an office building in Fengxian district in Shanghai, China. (Source: Getty Images)

Shops are closed along the Yangpu district of Puxi in Shanghai, China. According to the news released by Shanghai, puxi area was sealed off at 3 o 'clock on April 1, nucleic acid testing has begun, and the seal will be lifted at 3 o 'clock on April 5. (Source: Getty Images)