Beijing, Nov 27 (TIWN) Protests against Covid restrictions in China appear to have intensified in the wake of a fire which killed 10 people in an apartment block in Urumqi, local media reported.

The BBC has seen at least three people being bundled into police cars.  The lockdown of blocks of flats has been blamed for deaths in the fire.  While Chinese authorities deny it was the cause, officials in Urumqi did issue an unusual apology late on Friday, and pledged to "restore order" by phasing out restrictions.  At the protest in Shanghai - China's biggest city and a global financial hub - some people were seen lighting candles and laying flowers for the victims.