CHINA / SOCIETY By Du Qiongfang Published: Dec 27, 2020 05:23 PM
Two medical staffers at a designated plasma collection center of the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Photo: Chen Xia/GT
Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center has set up China s first COVID-19 department with closed-loop management in a bid to normalize the management and treatment of infectious diseases and ensure the novel coronavirus outbreak is put under control quickly as new variants emerge.
As the city s designated hospital in treating adult patients with infected COVID-19, the center has accumulated rich experience in clinical treatment of the coronavirus over the past year. Over 1,000 imported patients were treated at the center recently.