GUANGZHOU/DALIAN, China -- Hospitals in China face severe understaffing along with shortages of beds and medicine as COVID-19 infections skyrocket, underscoring the growing strain on the nation's health care system even as the official count remains low.
Coronavirus
China's COVID surge strains hospitals as estimated toll soars
Official count remains low, but country likely seeing 5,000 deaths a day
More than 50% of Beijing's population is already infected with COVID, according to internal estimates. © Reuters
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