The World Health Organisation (WHO) says hospitals in China are filling up with Covid-19 patients, and fast, as fears of a tsunami of cases rise.
Dr Ryan said: ‘In China, what’s been reported is relatively low numbers of cases in ICUs, but anecdotally ICUs are filling up.
The figures are likely even higher, however, as the government dropped mass testing requirements and made reporting at-home test results voluntary.reported about 40 hearses were spotted queued outside a crematorium in Beijing’s Tongzhou district on Wednesday. The WHO said it was ready to work with Beijing to improve how the nation collects Covid-19 hospitalisation numbers.China has said that the ‘end’ of the pandemic is in sight for the nation
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