According to xjp, staying the course is the way to go. He thinks China won the battle in Wuhan, and therefore will win again in Shanghai. So I don't see why anyone would think things would magically get better.

In addition to combat COVID itself, one of his top priority right now is to fight against any distortion, doubts or criticism of the governments COVID policies, which includes pretty much every post in this thread, including yours, so there's no need to point finger at others.