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Doctors in China’s Countryside Face Wave of COVID-19 Infections With Scarce Medical Resources

Doctors in China’s Countryside Face Wave of COVID-19 Infections With Scarce Medical Resources
Patients wait to see the doctors at a fever clinic of Dongguan People's Hospital in Dongguan, Guangdong Province of China, on Dec. 20, 2022. VCG/VCG via Getty Images
Alex Wu
1/1/2023|Updated: 1/3/2023
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China’s COVID-19 infections have rapidly spread to the countryside, and small towns, raising concern about China’s Lunar New Year, which falls on Jan. 22, when a large number of holiday travelers are expected as people return to their hometowns for the celebration.

While hospitals in big cities were overwhelmed by a sudden onslaught of COVID-19 patients in December, the situation outside the cities is even more worrisome because of the large rural population and a lack of medical resources.

Alex Wu
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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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