Coronavirus infections have spread at an elder care facility in Shanghai. Workers said deaths are increasing and resources dwindling.
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In Hong Kong, China’s Covid Aid Gets the Cold Shoulder
Disputes about medics, squat toilets and diaper-changing duties underscore longstanding tensions between residents of Hong Kong and the mainland.
Shanghai’s Lockdown Tests Covid-Zero Policy, and People’s Limits
A staggered lockdown on China’s commercial capital of 26 million people has sent beleaguered residents scrambling and raised fears of broader damage to the economy.
Another Covid Surge May Be Coming. Are We Ready for It?
“We’ve been wearing rose-colored glasses instead of correcting our vision,” one scientist said.
Woman Photographed After Russian Strike On Maternity Hospital Has Died
Her baby also died, the news organization said. The photo captured last week has become one of the defining images of human suffering in the war.
As Fighting Gets Closer, a Kyiv Hospital Treats the War’s Atrocities
As Russian bombings have grown more indiscriminate, hospitals in Ukraine have become perilous places to work.
Omicron Reveals Hong Kong’s Covid Dilemma
An Omicron surge has exposed the weaknesses of a system that was once a world leader in containing the coronavirus.
Omicron Wave Prompts Hong Kong to Halt Its Hospitalization Policy
The city recorded eight Covid deaths last week, the first since September.
Backlog at England’s Hospitals Will Last Years, Javid Warns
Sajid Javid, Britain’s health secretary, said that more than 300,000 people in England had been waiting a year or longer for planned medical procedures.
Turkey’s Doctors Are Leaving, the Latest Casualty of Spiraling Inflation
Doctors, worn down by grueling hours and violence, are emigrating in rising numbers, undermining one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s signature achievements.