China moves to free up hospital beds as officials report thousands of new cases from an Omicron-led coronavirus outbreak that has put millions under lockdown
Under strict Covid-19 protocols, the country previously sent all patients with any symptoms to specialist hospitals.
Under strict Covid-19 protocols, the country previously sent all patients with any symptoms to specialist hospitals. The National Health Commission late Tuesday said patients with mild Covid cases could isolate at a central quarantine facility to ease pressure on hospitals. Images of patients lying on gurneys outside hospitals in Hong Kong, where hospitals have been overrun by a surge in cases, have spooked mainland officials, who are now also rushing to build makeshift hospitals in some provinces.
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