Shanghai Ikea

2022 - 8 - 16

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Business Times"

Panic in Ikea as Shanghai locks down store on remote Covid-19 risk (The Business Times)

MAYHEM unfolded in an Ikea in Shanghai as health authorities tried to lock down the store on Saturday (Aug 13) and quarantine those on site after learning ...

Shanghai: Ikea shoppers flee from authorities trying to quarantine ... (The Guardian)

Footage shows authorities trying to quarantine shoppers in Shanghai after one person had been exposed to a positive Covid-19 case.

Shanghai Ikea lockdown sparks scramble as China enforces 'zero ... (The Washington Post)

A sudden lockdown at an Ikea store in Shanghai over the weekend unleashed a chaotic scene, as masked shoppers scrambled for the exits, amid an effort to ...

See the latest coronavirus numbers in the U.S. and across the world. In April, Shanghai was ordered to undergo a grueling two-month lockdown, spurring a mental health crisis and leaving thousands of residents without a steady supply of food. The omicron variant is behind much of the recent spread. In the background, a store closure announcement plays over a loudspeaker. On Monday, the city of 25 million recorded six positive coronavirus cases, five of which were asymptomatic. In a viral video, confused shoppers can be seen trapped in the Swedish-founded furniture store, pushing trolleys and with shopping bags in hand.

IKEA shoppers rush out of Shanghai store amid COVID-19 lockdown ... (CNA)

SHANGHAI: There were chaotic scenes at an IKEA outlet in Shanghai on Saturday (Aug 13) when authorities tried to lock down the store after learning that a ...

It allowed some students in high school and middle school to return to classrooms in June while most of the rest continued home study for the remainder of the semester. It also called for teachers and students to carry out a 14-day "self-health management" within the city ahead of the school reopening, the commission said in a statement. IKEA customer service said on Sunday that the mall was shut due to COVID-19 curbs, Reuters reported, adding that the retailer did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.

Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown ... (CNN International)

Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close ...

The system logs their whereabouts and whether they have been in contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case -- those whose health codes turn red face almost certain confinement to quarantine facilities. People inside the loop must undergo two days of quarantine at a government facility and five days of health surveillance. Relying on mobile technology and big data, the Chinese government uses a color-based "health code" system to control people's movements and curb the spread of the virus.

IKEA brand caught in negative sentiments around Shanghai store ... (Marketing Interactive)

Videos of shoppers rushing for exits at an IKEA store in Shanghai on Saturday have gone viral, after the city's health authorities required the store to ...

Customers inside the loop have to be quarantined for two days at a government facility and five days of health surveillance. Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai Health Commission, said in a press briefing on 14 August 2022 that the "store and affected area" would be under "closed loop" management for two days. According to social monitoring company CARMA, videos of shoppers rushing for the exits at the IKEA store were widely circulated on social media.