China Hospitals Still Overwhelmed, Encountering Drug Shortages After Chinese New Year

China Hospitals Still Overwhelmed, Encountering Drug Shortages After Chinese New Year
An ambulance driver walks into the busy emergency area of a hospital in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 13, 2023. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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Beijing’s health official said the pandemic is easing with a steadily decreasing number of outpatients. However, medical service agents in Beijing said hospitals remained flooded with patients, and family members revealed an inability to obtain medicine for their chronically ill relatives.

At a press conference on Jan. 30, China’s National Health Commission said there’s a gradual decrease in hospital visits nationwide, and the grassroots medical and health institutions were stable and orderly during the Lunar Chinese New Year.

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