Looting has broken out in Shanghai as the city buckles under a strict Covid lockdown. Footage shared across social media shows unrest as crowds are demanding access to basic necessities. Residents are not allowed to leave their homes even to get food under China’s ‘zero Covid’ policy. Shanghai has reported a new daily record of more than 26,000 coronavirus cases and more than 100 makeshift hospitals with capacity for 160,000 patients have been built in response to the spike in infections. Watch more videos at Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB