Covid-19 cases are soaring across China, after the government's sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing
COVID-19 CASES ARE soaring across China, with hospitals struggling and pharmacy shelves stripped bare after the government’s sudden decision to lift years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing.
From the country’s northeast to its southwest, crematorium workers told AFP they are struggling to keep up with a surge in deaths. In the southern megapolis of Guangzhou, an employee at one crematorium in Zengcheng district told AFP they were cremating more than 30 bodies a day.Another crematorium in the city said they were also “extremely busy”.
‘Potential to mutate’ In the capital Beijing, local authorities reported today just five deaths from Covid-19 – up from two the previous day.
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