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China city mayor apologizes over COVID-19 lockdown response

People wearing face masks and protective clothing carry umbrellas as they walk along a street in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks walk past a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A delivery driver wearing a face mask rests on his scooter in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Men wearing protective clothing sit at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks stand in line for COVID-19 tests at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks walk past barricaded retail shops and restaurants displaying a notice that reads "Epidemic lockdown and keep distance" as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A resident wearing a mask looks at his phone near the silhouette of a corner tower of the Forbidden City, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, shows a resident injured by fences that were blown over in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) In this image made from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, residents chat through fences in a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, workers set up fences around a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) A resident wearing a mask stands near the silhouette of a corner tower of the Forbidden City, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A resident wearing a mask looks at his phone near the silhouette of a corner tower of the Forbidden City, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, workers set up fences around a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) Women wearing face masks look back as they walk by barricaded retail shops and restaurants displaying a notice that reads "Epidemic lockdown and keep distance" as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A man wearing a protective suit sits at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Men wearing protective clothing sit at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a face mask walks past a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks and protective clothing carry umbrellas as they walk along a street in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A resident wearing a mask stands near the silhouette of a corner tower of the Forbidden City, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A resident wearing a mask looks at his phone near the silhouette of a corner tower of the Forbidden City, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, workers set up fences around a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) Women wearing face masks look back as they walk by barricaded retail shops and restaurants displaying a notice that reads "Epidemic lockdown and keep distance" as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A man wearing a protective suit sits at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Men wearing protective clothing sit at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a face mask walks past a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks and protective clothing carry umbrellas as they walk along a street in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, shows a resident injured by fences that were blown over in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) In this image made from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, residents chat through fences in a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) In this image taken from video released by DOUYIN@91244624, workers set up fences around a community under lockdown in Dandong city, in northeastern China's Liaoning province, June 13, 2022. The mayor of the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread — but often disguised — dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (DOUYIN@91244624 via AP) Women wearing face masks look back as they walk by barricaded retail shops and restaurants displaying a notice that reads "Epidemic lockdown and keep distance" as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents line up for COVID tests, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. China has stuck to its "zero-COVID" policy requiring mass testing, quarantines and the sequestering of anyone who has come into contact with an infected person in concentrated locations where hygiene is generally poor. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) People walk past barricades outside of a bar and nightclub area that is at the center of a COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a protective suit sits at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Men wearing protective clothing sit at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a face mask walks past a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks and protective clothing carry umbrellas as they walk along a street in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People walk past barricades outside of a bar and nightclub area that is at the center of a COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a protective suit sits at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Men wearing protective clothing sit at the entrance of a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A man wearing a face mask walks past a residential building that has been surrounded by metal barricades as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) People wearing face masks and protective clothing carry umbrellas as they walk along a street in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border that has been under lockdown for more than 50 days has apologized for failures in his administration's work amid widespread, but often disguised, dissatisfaction over the government's heavy-handed approach to handling the pandemic. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) A bicyclist passes residents lining up for coronavirus testing in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) A woman wearing a face mask walks by a barricaded retail shop selling pajamas that has been locked down as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of three days of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents wearing face masks walk along barriers around retail shops and restaurants that have been locked down as part of COVID-19 controls in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of three days of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents get swabbed at a COVID-19 testing site in the Chaoyang district in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of three days of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents get swabbed during mass COVID-19 testing in the Chaoyang district in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of three days of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Residents line up for mass COVID test, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Residents line up to tested for COVID-19 at a testing site in the Chaoyang district in Beijing, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Authorities ordered another round of three days of mass testing for residents in the Chaoyang district following the detection of hundreds coronavirus cases linked to a nightclub. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China city mayor apologizes over COVID-19 lockdown response