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

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)