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China: After banking protests, Covid app ‘restricts’ residents from accessing public transport or buildings

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS – The New Oriental Country Bank of Kaifeng, Zhecheng Huanghuai Community Bank, Shangcai Huimin County Bank, and Yuzhou Xin Min Sheng Village Bank froze their customers’ deposits in April – Customers have been travelling to Zhengzhou to retrieve their money since then – A series of small protests broke out, culminating on 23rd May in a large demonstration, after which the police put an end to it [Henan] are suspected of restricting the movements of some residents via the Covid app. Several people claim that they have been forced to quarantine, or denied access to public transportation or…

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