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epa09916568 People in quarantine gather in front of their homes, during the protest with banging pots and shouting from the windows because of the Covid-19 full lockdown of the city in Shanghai, China, 29 April 2022. On 29 April, Shanghai city reported 52 COVID-19 deaths, 5.487 locally transmitted cases, and 9.545 local asymptomatic infections, according to the Shanghai Health Commission. Since the beginning of the lockdown, residents have been struggling to obtain provisions and started to protest by banging pots and shouting from their windows, asking for food. After almost a month of strict lockdown, residents intensified their protest, calling people to make a noise every night at 19:30. EPA/ALEX PLAVEVSKI