Published 2 years ago

IKEA shoppers rush out of Shanghai store after lockdown attempt due to COVID-19 risk

Summary by Ground News

Shanghai's Ikea branch was ordered to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location. Video shows customers yelling and pushing each other in an attempt to escape the building before the doors closed. Snap lockdowns have become common in China, with the public growing increasingly frustrated with the stringent rules.

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BBC News

Shanghai Covid: Ikea shoppers flee attempt to lock down store

Video shows people running out of the store in Xuhui district as guards tried to shut them in.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Shanghai: Ikea shoppers flee from authorities trying to quarantine store – video

Footage circulating on social media shows chaotic scenes at an Ikea store in China's Shanghai. Authorities attempted to quarantine the store after a customer had been in close contact with a positive Covid case. Footage shows the guards trying to close the doors before shoppers manage to flee. The city authorities have been operating strict Covid restrictions since it emerged from a two-month lockdown this yearContinue reading...

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Viral Video Shows Shanghai Crowds Running To Escape Lockdown

Authorities in China decided to lock the store down after a close contact of a COVID-19 patient was traced to the location.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

Ikea shoppers panic after security locks down store on Covid risk

News of the flash shutdown sent shoppers fleeing and screaming in an effort to get out of the building before the doors were locked, videos on social media showed.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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CNN

Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown

Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Shoppers flee Shanghai Ikea to avoid the store’s strict COVID-19 lockdown

Ikea customers in Shanghai made a break for the exits when the store was ordered to shut down Saturday after health officials said a customer was a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case.

2 years ago·United States

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