Chinese hospitals struggle as COVID cases surge

Hospitals in China are already coming under huge strain as the coronavirus spreads quickly, following the government’s decision to abandon its Zero-Covid approach.

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 11: People line up outside a fever clinic at a hospital in the morning on December 11, 2022 in Beijing, China. As part of a 10 point directive, Chinas government announced Wednesday that people with COVID-19 who have mild or no symptoms will be permitted to quarantine at home instead of at a government facility, testings requirements are reduced, people are permitted to buy over the counter medications, and local officials can no longer lock down entire neighbourhoods or cities, a major shift in its zero COVID policy. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

And to make matters worse, doctors and nurses who've contracted the virus are being told to come to work because of a shortage of staff, spreading it further, in already crowded hospitals wards.

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