Due to the rebound of the epidemic in Beijing in the past few days, there has been a rush to buy supplies in many areas of Beijing.
From the pictures on the Internet, it can be seen that there are long queues in many supermarkets, and there seem to be more people buying vegetables, meat, eggs, milk, rice, grain, oil, and daily necessities than during the Spring Festival.
Last Sunday night, Carrefour and Wumart Supermarket announced that all stores in Beijing would extend their business hours that night until the last customer in the store left.
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This situation reflects two situations.
First, it reflects the Chinese people's awareness of obedience and cooperation.
As soon as so many Beijingers found that the epidemic rebounded, they quickly hoarded living materials to prevent food shortages after the government adopted strict lockdown measures, which is enough to show that they had the worst expectations. Even if Beijing finally chooses to close the city, they will not be too surprised , will not be too opposed, more is to choose to accept.
There has been a rush to buy supplies in many areas in Beijing, and supermarket shelves have been swept away.
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Another point is that many people have doubts or concerns about the commitment and ability of the government's material security.
A few months ago, when Xi'an was closed down, many Xi'an people asked for help online, saying they were short of vegetables, noodles, and supplies.
At that time, although people were stimulated, they would still consider Xi'an to be relatively backward in governance, and Shanghai and Beijing would not have become so self-comforting.
What I didn't expect was that in the past month, due to strict epidemic prevention and control measures, so many people in Shanghai, China's largest city and economic center, have fallen into the plight of material shortages.
Such a scene deeply stimulated and infected many Chinese, forcing them to consider the worst.
Over the past two years, the success of China's epidemic prevention and control is inseparable from the cooperation, obedience and collective consciousness of the people.
It's just that the epidemic has been going on for so long. In order to prevent and control the epidemic, people's lives are often impacted in various parts of China.
In this regard, all localities should be prudent and considerate as much as possible when making public decisions, cherish the cooperation and efforts of the people, and provide assistance to those in difficulty who have been impacted by strict epidemic prevention. endurance……
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