Many Wuhan Coronavirus Patients Still Don’t Have Access to Treatment

Many Wuhan Coronavirus Patients Still Don’t Have Access to Treatment
A Chinese woman wears a protective suit and mask as she waits to cross the intersection of a nearly empty street in Beijing, China on Feb. 8, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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Residents in Wuhan City, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, are pleading for help as the city’s overwhelmed healthcare system cannot accommodate sick patients.

Though authorities freed up almost 10,000 hospital beds in Wuhan, many coronavirus patients have not been able to receive hospital treatment, according to eyewitness accounts. Some were forced to wait in the cold for hours lining up in front of hospitals.

Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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