Chinese hospitals and funeral homes were under intense pressure on Wednesday as a surging Covid-19 wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data prompted some countries to consider new travel rules on Chinese visitors..In an abrupt change of policy,
Chinese hospitals and mortuaries have reportedly been filled with Covid-19 patients and dead bodies of people who died of the pandemic as the virus spread unchecked. Reuters reports that on Wednesday, hospitals and funeral homes were under extreme pressure as the surge wave drained resources, while the scale of the outbreak and doubts over official data have prompted some countries to consider new travel rules on Chinese visitors.
In an abrupt change of policy, China this month began dismantling the world's strictest COVID regime of lockdowns and extensive testing, putting its battered economy on course for a complete re-opening next year. The lifting of restrictions, following widespread protests against them, means COVID is spreading largely unchecked and likely infecting millions of people a day, according to some international health experts.