Covid Hits Shanghai With Crowded Hospitals, Empty Streets
- Public hospitals struggle to cope with rising numbers of sick
- Pharmacies run out of medicine; subway usage plummets
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Months after Shanghai endured a brutal lockdown to stop the spread of Covid, the virus is starting to make its way virtually unchecked through the megacity’s 25 million-strong population.
Hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of infected patients, pharmacies are turning customers away empty-handed, businesses are shutting because staff are off sick, most schools have closed and usage of public transport is plummeting.