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Shanghai residents bang pots and pans in lockdown protest

Anger over Covid-19 restrictions is growing in Shanghai, with people protesting against a month-long lockdown and difficulties in obtaining provisions by banging on pots and pans in the evenings.

In a video filmed last night by a Reuters witness, audio of metallic objects being hit rapidly and continuously could be heard among apartment blocks.

A video shared on social media, whose authenticity could not be immediately verified, showed a woman warning people via a loud-hailer not to do so, saying such gestures were being encouraged by "outsiders".

The Shanghai government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.