RIAU24.COM  - As China witnessed a surge in cases of the new Delta variant, several videos emerged on social media showing Chinese officials locking residents inside their homes by installing iron bars on their doors.

A report in Taiwan News said the move to lock people in their homes was a repeat of the extreme tactics seen in Wuhan at the start of last year's COVID-19 pandemic. 

Several videos have surfaced on Weibo, Twitter and YouTube showing personnel in PPE suits placing iron bars over doors of people's homes and hammering them in place to prevent anyone from leaving. 

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In a video shared on Twitter, a man appears to have been caught breaking quarantine on his way back to his apartment. 

In a video uploaded to YouTube, the editor claims that if someone is found opening the door more than three times in one day, they will be locked inside by the authorities. People wearing full PPE were seen hammering a large metal rod over the door with an X pattern, reports Taiwan News.