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“If there's one infection after you've been released, you're going back to quarantine�

Documentary filmmaker Christian Petersen-Clausen is stuck in his apartment in Shanghai as the city-wide lockdown is ongoing.

He told 5 Live’s Clare McDonnell people are only allowed to re-enter their ‘community’ after seven days with no infection- “if there is one case, the clock rewinds.�

A ‘community’ in Shanghai consists of “seven high-rise buildings with 22 floors and eight apartments per floor.�

Asked if this policy is sustainable, Christian said “we don’t know how this can be achieved …if there’s one infection after the seven days, you go back into quarantine.�

He described the people of Shanghai as feeling “dispirited� as more videos emerge of people going through “breakdowns.�

This clip is from Radio 5 Live Drive on 25th April 2022.

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