The Chinese leader's comments come as infections rise and residents complain of food shortages.
In the north-eastern Jilin City, officials there said that the city had reached "Social Zero Covid" after 33 days of lockdown. But residents there have been given no indication when restrictions will be lifted.
China is one of the last remaining nations still committed to eradicating Covid, in contrast to most of the world which is trying to live with the virus in its Omicron variation.People in the city are confined to their homes, and most have to order in food and water and wait for government drop-offs of vegetables, meat and eggs.But the lockdown extension has overwhelmed delivery services, grocery shop websites and even the distribution of government supplies.
Political scientist Dali Yang of the University of Chicago suggested several million people in ShanghaiHe warned that elderly Shanghainese, who were more likely to live alone and less likely to use smartphones, were among those most at risk.Meanwhile, a video showing a worker in a hazmat costume beating a dog to death with a shovel has caused revulsion online.
The dog's owner had reportedly been taken to quarantine after testing positive for Covid and had left the pet outside in the hope that it would survive.In his speech, Mr Xi said China's zero Covid policy had withstood the test of the Winter Olympics."It will not be long before Chinese citizens affected by the virus can enjoy warm sunshine in spring days as things get back to normal," it said.
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