Groups of fish were seen being killed in a brutal way as lockdown rules in Shanghai prevent live goods from being delivered to quarantining residents.

Video filmed on May 9 shows a man in protective clothing killing live fish by throwing them onto the ground.

According to a worker from Yangcheng Neighbourhood Committee in Jiang'an District, the live fish were bought by a group of residents whose community was in lockdown.

As buying live fish was not permitted by the neighbourhood authorities, the residents had reported they were buying frozen fish.

When the authorities found out, they demanded that the live fish were to be killed before being delivered.

A resident said to Zhejiang Television Station that their residential community was still in lockdown and any live products were not allowed to be purchased based on the pandemic rules.

However, some residents who were quarantined for a long time wanted to get some fresh live fish to improve the quality of their meals, so they came up with the idea.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

5月9日，上海静安区大华阳城花园小区门口，有人在徒手摔死活鱼，旁边有工作人员表示“摔一下就好了。”
对此静安区彭浦镇阳城居委会一名工作人员解释，活鱼系小区居民自行团购，“团长”之前报备的是冷鲜鱼，如果报备的是活鱼，居委会不可能批准其采购。该小区“团长”知道活鱼不能进小区，所以在小区门口将鱼摔死后送进小区。
据该小区一位居民透露，目前小区仍然处于封控状态，疫情防控规则要求团购的任何物品都不能有活物，但有居民因为受到长期的封闭管理，想吃一些活鱼，改善一下伙食，便与小区团长商量，买一些活鱼过来。团长也知道目前小区是禁止活物进入的，因此动了一个小心思，准备将活鱼冒充冷鲜鱼带进小区内，但是最终还是被居委会的防疫工作人员所发现。（视频由浙江台提供）