Residents of Shanghai find themselves begging authorities to let them out of their homes and look for food as the ChiCom government’s insane “Zero COVID” lockdown policy begins taking its toll on basic services in the world’s most populated city, Axios reports. “China’s medical system would risk a collapse leading to enormous loss of life if it gives up on epidemic prevention and control,” said Chinese state propaganda agency Xinhua, laughing off the suffering of the city of 25 million.