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Hong Kong The shouts of locked-down residents demanding basic necessities, the cries of babies separated from their parents in quarantine, the pleas of a son repeatedly rejected by hospitals to treat his critically ill father, and the sobs of an exhausted local official who admits there is"no good policy" coming from higher authorities for her to explain to residents.
These voices, charged with raw frustration, agony and desperation, are among the montage of audio recordings featured in"Voices of April," a video documenting the harsh impact of Shanghai's nearly month-long lockdown.
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