On March 28, 2022, Shanghai implemented a district-based lockdown divided by the Huangpu River, which was subsequently expanded to a citywide lockdown. It was not until June 1 that the lockdown was largely lifted. Over 20 million residents were confined to their homes for an extended period, leading to numerous secondary disasters such as food shortages and difficulties in accessing medical care.
Shanghai imposed a lockdown starting on March 28, 2022. It was originally planned to last 9 days but actually continued for about two months, until normal production and daily life resumed on June 1. Residents experienced shortages of supplies, hardship in daily life, and psychological pressure.
Shanghai implemented a lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, with residents restricted from going out; the program said the doors of some residents had been welded shut.
A China Eastern Airlines passenger aircraft crashed.
The 2022 315 Gala first exposed production chaos at multiple pickled vegetable companies in Huarong and Junshan, Hunan, with workers stepping barefoot into the pickled greens and cigarette butts thrown about; the brands involved issued urgent apologies and terminated cooperation.
On March 1, 2022, Jin Xing posted on Weibo about the Chained Woman of Xuzhou and the Russia-Ukraine war, calling for opposition to the war. The post was subsequently blocked, and her account was banned.