Covid-19: A dozen days of lockdown spurs angst in China's Xi'an

Almost two weeks of lockdown is wearing on the residents of Xi’an, the western Chinese city that’s the nexus of the longest outbreak of Covid-19 in the country since the virus was first detected there.  

Shortages of food and medical care have worsened over the past 12 days since officials sealed off the city of 13 million people in an effort to stymie a flareup that has already led to more than 1,600 infections.  

More posts are starting to emerge on Chinese social media criticizing the government’s poor management of the lockdown and complaining that access to food is extremely