Chinese authorities are increasing the number of intensive care beds and health workers in order to cope with the influx of Covid-19.
There have been a lot of cases in China since the abolition of the strict zero- Covid regime. It's hard to gauge a full picture of the impact. It is impossible for the testing system to keep track of all deaths, and the narrow parameters for attributing deaths to the virus mean the official count is less than 10 this week.
The funeral home in Beijing was heavily guarded on Tuesday after media reports of long lines of hearses.
Increased efforts to boost health infrastructure and supplies were reported in numerous state media reports.
Several major city hospitals were procuring more emergency equipment. The report stated that there were major concerns about staffing levels. Doctors and nurses were being made to work even though they tested positive.
Hospitals were borrowing staff from other facilities to teach them. The number of intensive care units was to be doubled and the number of doctors and nurses tripled.
Guangzhou, a city of 15 million people, has increased the number of clinics to allow for more patients. The number of intensive care beds will be increased to 1,385 by the end of the day.
As it scrambles to increase supply of over-the-counter medication, the city of Nanjing has introduced purchase limits on some drugs.
The NHC revised its guidelines on Saturday to allow people to give blood seven days after testing positive for Covid.
The Beijing crematorium where a long line of hearses and workers in hazmat suits carried the dead on the weekend was heavily guarded on Tuesday. It was not immediately clear if the dead were Covid deaths.
The current wave is expected to peak in major cities this month before the second and third waves hit after the lunar new year travels.
The reopening has continued despite this. China's economy has been damaged by the collapse of the property sector.
The World Bank has slashed its forecast for China's growth in the years to come.
According to an editorial in the People's Daily, "signs of recovery have begun to emerge" in China's economy.
There are reports of staff shortages across China. People with mild Covid can return to work if they have good protections, according to reports.
The China Business News said the ruling would probably reduce the demand for rapid tests.
The announcement was one of the top topics on Weibo.
One person commented that it was encouraging the infections of all employees to increase.
One person said that if you are sick you should come to work.
Colleagues who are positive are forced to sit on duty, but no leaders show up to work.
The sudden reopening and subsequent rising case numbers and deaths in China have been discussed online with some in awe. Thousands of comments under a post reporting the weekend's official death toll as just three were made unviewable.
The online discussion about infections and symptoms and attempts to source sold-out medication were praised by an editorial in the official state media outlet.
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