Beijing ∙ There is a huge controversy after a three-year-old boy died in China due to the lockdown announced in the Covid-affected area without receiving treatment. As part of the zero-covid policy, a three-year-old boy died without receiving treatment in Lanzhou, the capital of Ganshu province, while China was implementing strict control in the affected areas. As the controversy raged, the district administration came forward condoling the child’s death and regretting the delay in treatment.
The child’s father alleged through social media that despite trying to take the child to the hospital for treatment after inhaling poisonous gas, the officials working to prevent the spread of Covid-19 did not allow him to leave. Lockdown was announced in Lanzhou from the first week of October due to the spread of Covid.
After the father revealed that the cause of the child’s death was the delayed treatment due to the Covid restrictions, many people came forward, including on the Chinese social media Weibo.
He said that his wife and child were not feeling well since Tuesday. The child showed signs of inhaling the poisonous gas and soon became unconscious. The child’s father contacted the police and ambulance drivers for help, but there was no response. He tried to get out but was stopped by the health workers.
The father managed to come out amid strong opposition from the health workers, called a taxi and took the child to the hospital, but his life could not be saved. The father alleged that the child’s death was due to delay in treatment.
Meanwhile, the district administration took responsibility for the incident and expressed regret over the child’s death. The administration expressed its regret on the social media in detail about what happened.
English Summary: Backlash against China’s Covid policy after 3-year-old boy dies in lockdown