China Seeing Tsunami of COVID-19 Cases; Medical System Under Immense Strain

China Seeing Tsunami of COVID-19 Cases; Medical System Under Immense Strain
People line up at the fever clinic of a hospital as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing on Dec. 9, 2022. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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The Chinese communist regime has just abruptly ended the zero-COVID policy that it had strictly enforced for the past three years. However, an unprecedented outbreak of the virus had already begun in the final months of the policy, which now is bringing the country’s weak medical system to the brink of collapse.

On Dec. 7, the Chinese State Council issued the “New Ten Rules” on epidemic control, including relaxing measures such as allowing self-isolation at home and not requiring negative PCR tests for cross-regional travel.

Jenny Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010. She has reported on Chinese politics, economics, human rights issues, and U.S.-China relations. She has extensively interviewed Chinese scholars, economists, lawyers, and rights activists in China and overseas.
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