If you are infected, you will be removed from your home and you must go to a quarantine center.

In Shanghai, in China, a very strict lockdown has been in place for weeks. Some of the 25 million inhabitants have been forced to stay indoors since March. However, the number of corona infections is increasing. That is why the measures are becoming stricter again.

All residents must take a corona test. And fences are erected in front of the doors of houses. These should prevent people from going outside and possibly infecting others.

Jaap Grolleman lives in Shanghai and has also been trapped in his flat for weeks. He is very careful because he does not want to get sick.

If you are infected, you will be removed from your home and you must go to a quarantine center.

Few people had been infected in Shanghai in the past two years. Now the infections are rising and the government is taking strong action. It is unclear how long the lockdown will last.

Shanghai is a city in eastern China. With about 26 million inhabitants, it is the largest city in the country and also one of the largest cities in the world.