Shanghai ¨C Samuel Ren is sick of ¡°COVID zero.¡±
¡°Omicron is not a threat, it is just like a normal cold,¡± the Shanghai IT worker in his mid-20s said, describing China¡¯s ongoing lockdown measures as ¡°ridiculous.¡±
His frustration about civil rights and economic damage won¡¯t sway Cai Shiyu, a 70-year-old resident of the megacity who has heart disease and high blood pressure.
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