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Meituan calls for backup as Shanghai's lockdown leads to scramble for food
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Chinese food delivery service Meituan has sent almost 1,000 extra workers to Shanghai to help supply groceries to millions of residents struggling with life under a strict Covid lockdown.
The company announced Thursday that it had rolled out a host of new measures in China's financial hub, where complaints of high mental stress, and a lack of access to food and basic necessities, have emerged since authorities decided to extend stay-home measures indefinitely.
At a press conference with Shanghai officials, Meituan Vice President Mao Fang said that the company would introduce "urgent deliveries," or next-day group deliveries, community bulk buying for meals and groceries, and autonomous delivery vehicles.
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