Major hospitals in the city have been stocked with extra ventilators and other emergency equipment while there are strong concerns about staff numbers, particularly ICU nurses
Chinese authorities are scrambling to boost the number of beds in ICUs, health workers as well as drug supplies as Covid-19 is on the rise in the country, according to the Guardian website.
After the sudden lifting of the “zero tolerance” on Covid cases have soared in China. Authorities have admitted that it is “impossible” for the testing system to fully track the course of the virus. Meanwhile, the death toll in the past week has been fewer than 10, according to official records, but there are unofficial reports of additional deaths and heavy traffic at funeral homes.
At least one large funeral home in Beijing was heavily guarded by police on Tuesday, following recent media reports of hearse queues. At the same time, numerous state media reports reported efforts to strengthen infrastructure and medical equipment.
According to the Global Times, major hospitals in the city were getting extra ventilators and other emergency equipment. Citing experts, the publication said there were also major concerns about staff numbers, particularly intensive care nurses. Last week it was reported that doctors and nurses were being forced to work even after testing positive for the virus.
The report said hospitals are “urgently” borrowing staff from other facilities to retrain them. Henan province, for example, set out to more than double the number of intensive care units and increase the number of ICU doctors and nurses by almost 10 times. Guangzhou, a city of 15 million people, has increased the number of clinics to access up to 110,000 patients a day, up from 40,000. It is also working to increase the number of ICU beds from 455 to 1,385 by the end of today, People’s Daily reported.
The current wave is expected to peak in major cities this month, before the second and third waves hit the country again after Lunar New Year travel and the subsequent return to work.
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