SHANGHAI -- Shanghai's historic Bund district and downtown core are largely deserted as COVID-19 infections rip across the financial hub and beyond, while millions take refuge at home after China abruptly rolled back years of ultra-strict virus curbs.
Like in the capital Beijing, Shanghai's hospitals and medical clinics have been swamped with patients seeking treatment as pharmacies run short of ibuprofen and Lianhua Qingwen, a popular brand of anti-inflammatory drug.
