When will our lockdown come to thean end? When will our lockdown come to an end?

When will our lockdown come to thean end? When will our lockdown come to an end?

I can still can remember back to 2019 when I was locked down in my community because of pandemicthe first surge of the pandemic. I can still remember back to 2019 when I was locked down in my community because of the first surge of the pandemic.

Small corrections to word order

I can still can remember back to 2019 I, when my community was locked down in my community because ofresponse to the pandemic's first surgwave. I can still remember back to 2019, when my community was locked down in response to the pandemic's first wave.

I felt like I was in jail during that time. I felt like I was in jail during that time.

Without "like" it's stronger, but I didn't feel that strength of expression was supported yet by the text. Keeping it the way you wrote it originally is also valid in you want to be more emphatic, but in that case, I'd suggest you move the anecdote about forgetting your phone closer to the beginning of the essay so the reader understands why you're being so emphatic. Otherwise, it's unclear why you personally felt the suffering so acutely.

Now, 2 years lafter, another Covid variant is again wentgoing across China. Now, 2 years later, another Covid variant is again going across China.

Now 2, two years lafter, a Covid variant once again swenteps across China. Now, two years later, a Covid variant once again sweeps across China.

In American English, we typically spell out numbers of smaller quantities.

Especially in ShangHai. Especially in ShangHai.

Strictly speaking this isn't a proper sentence (no verb). But it works okay because of a slight dramatic effect.

EThe situation is especially dire in ShangHhai. The situation is especially dire in Shanghai.

English doesn't know 上海 is two words.

Until now, Shanghai is still under strictly lockdowns. Until now, Shanghai is still under strict lockdowns.

Until nowTo this day, Shanghai is still under strictly lockdown orders. To this day, Shanghai is still under strict lockdown orders.

I heard on the news from media that many people in Shanghai have suffered food shortages and lack medical insufficientprovision. I heard on the news that many people in Shanghai have suffered food shortages and lack medical provision.

I heard on the news from media that many people in Shanghai are suffereding from food shortages and medical insufficient medical resources. I heard on the news that many people in Shanghai are suffering from food shortages and insufficient medical resources.

The lLocal medical resources have nearly run out. Local medical resources have nearly run out.

TIn fact, the local medical resources are nearly run outexhausted. In fact, the local medical resources are nearly exhausted.

I lived in a small city, not thea metropolis city like Shanghai, Bbut I am also struggling every day. I live in a small city, not a metropolis like Shanghai, but I am also struggling every day.

I lived in a small city, not thea metropolis city like Shanghai, Bbut I am also struggling everyday. I live in a small city, not a metropolis like Shanghai, but I am also struggling everyday.

I have to scan two codes before I entered any doors,whatevergo through any entrance door - community door, supermarket door, park door, etc... I have to scan two codes before I go through any entrance door - community door, supermarket door, park door, etc...

For example, I have to scan two codes before I entered any doors,whatevermay pass any threshold, whether it be to a community door,center, a supermarket door,park door,etc.., or a park. Every door and every gate stands closed and guarded, and we, once free to roam, creep about under suspicious eyes in this new prison world. For example, I have to scan two codes before I may pass any threshold, whether it be to a community center, a supermarket, or a park. Every door and every gate stands closed and guarded, and we, once free to roam, creep about under suspicious eyes in this new prison world.

While I appreciate the concrete imagery of a door, I don't think the text supports making doors (typically mundane) a poignant symbol of lockdown fears and limitations. I think you could try if you added more text that emphasizes the feeling you want doors to convey, but that's beyond the scope of my editing right now. I suggested something in that vein and tried to tie in your prison comment from earlier, but I didn't do an amazing job, and I think I overdramatized it hahaha.

It's awkward, because I can't be enteredget back into my own home without scanning the code. It's awkward, because I can't get back into my own home without scanning the code.

It's awkward,because I can't be cannot even entered in my own home without scanning theose two codes. I cannot even enter my own home without scanning those two codes.

I keep praying for Shanghai people, Hpeople in Shanghai. I hope they will get free soon. I keep praying for people in Shanghai. I hope they will get free soon.

or: I keep praying for the people of Shanghai, hoping they will be free soon.

I keep praying for the people of Shanghai people, Hhopeing they will getbe free soon. I keep praying for the people of Shanghai, hoping they will be free soon.

We can't jusjust can't afford too much more misery. We just can't afford too much more misery.

We can't jusjust cannot afford toso much misery. We just cannot afford so much misery.