People urged ‘don’t go home’ during lunar new year holiday if older family members not yet infected
have been warned against travelling to visit their elderly relatives during the lunar new year holiday, as Covid spreads rapidly through cities and into regional and poorer areas.
Health authorities said this week the peak of infections had passed in several big provinces and cities including Beijing and Shanghai. But there are serious concerns for regional areas where health resources are more limited and older people are more likely to be unvaccinated. As well as urging people not to travel, regional authorities have been ordered to ensure the supply of pandemic materials, including at least two weeks’ worth of medication. The Global Times also said communities were advised to arrange village teams of drivers to transport patients “when ambulances from medical institutions cannot arrive in time”.
last month, saying it did not appear to have prepared for the expected increase in cases. Hospitals and crematoriums in big cities were quickly overwhelmed, with widespread reports of staff and medication shortages.
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