Sharjah24 – AFP: Hundreds of students at an elite Beijing university have protested against strict Covid-19 curbs on campus, in a rare show of defiance as anger mounts over virus controls.

China is the only major country adhering to a rigid zero-Covid policy and its restrictions have prompted frustration with lockdowns, spartan quarantine facilities and heavy handed enforcement.

In Beijing -- which has reported more than 1,000 infections in recent weeks -- most restaurants and public spaces have been shut and millions face daily testing and working from home.

Anger boiled over at the weekend at Peking University after the school tried to impose tight new movement restrictions including a ban on food deliveries.

Locked-down students were already confined to just one part of the campus, banned from receiving visitors and tested daily.