Orders for mass testing in Beijing’s biggest district, while Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown misery drags into a fourth week
Residents line up at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass testing for COVID-19 following the outbreak, in Beijing on April 25 2022. Picture:REUTERS/TINGSHU WANGShanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown misery dragged into a fourth week, as orders on Monday for mass testing in Beijing’s biggest district sparked fears that the Chinese capital could be destined for a similar fate.
In Beijing, all 3.45-million people living or working in Chaoyang district were ordered to have three tests this week, as authorities warned that the virus had crept into the city largely undetected during the previous week, with a few dozen cases reported. Police in hazmat suits have been patrolling the streets, setting up road blocks and asking pedestrians to go home.
Health officials said demand for ambulance and emergency services in hospitals was more than 12 times higher than a year ago, putting strains on the system despite a fourfold increase in manpower, longer working shifts and a 50% increase in ambulances.
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