Across China's vast countryside, where the health care system has fewer resources at its disposal, an earlier-than-expected surge in COVID infections stretched local health care staffs to the limit last month.
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Medical workers collect samples at a nucleic acid testing site at the Software Park in Shenzhen's Nanshan district on Sept. 2, 2022, following a coronavirus outbreak. © Reuters
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