Public anger in China is rising over hospitals struggling to find enough supplies, despite the Red Cross and other organizations having received millions of dollars in donations. Unlike in most countries, the Red Cross in China is government-controlled
Medical staff carry supplies from a helicopter in Wuhan, China, on February 1, 2020. Cosfoto/Barcroft Media/Getty Imagesto find enough supplies, despite the Red Cross -- and other organizations -- having received millions of dollars in donations.
"The Red Cross in China is not just the Red Cross -- it's a quasi-government organization," said Dali Yang, a political scientist at the University of Chicago.On February 1, a government official said that the public had donated more than $86 million, and medical supplies to the Wuhan Red Cross, according to the state-run China Daily newspaper.One doctor in Huanggang, Hubei province, told CNN that his hospital has no usable hazmat suits, face masks or shoe covers.
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