With China's strict zero-Covid policy scrapped, the virus has swept through the country, leaving over 50% of the population of Beijing thought to have been infected - and the city's hospitals are feeling the strain.
The result has been swift, with over 50% of the population of Beijing thought to have been infected.
China has a large population with low levels of immunity, and a hospital system that is under-resourced with not enough intensive care beds. Combined, this means the healthcare system is under immense pressure.While official numbers say very few people have died, the reality is clearly different.China hides COVID deaths
A cleaner, speaking to Sky News while on a short break from his shift, said:"They are all lying on the beds. Every day, people die. The corridor is full of people with IV drips."COVID-19 expert Professor Dali Yang told Sky News:"China has really embraced an entirely different strategy, with such gusto and the same zeal that they perused zero-COVID.
"The criticism of the current approach is that the authorities had time to prepare - they could have educated the public, they could have taken more measures, including making available basic fever reducers." A reopened China without testing and rules is clearly a relief to many, but it's come at speed - and that's come with a cost.
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