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Video. Watch: Shanghai hospital overloaded as Covid cases surge

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Mostly elderly patients receive treatment at a crowded emergency ward in a Shanghai hospital as state media reports 70% of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases.

China called the mounting international restrictions on travellers from its territory "unacceptable" on Tuesday after over a dozen countries placed fresh Covid curbs on visitors from the world's most populous nation.

As health workers nationwide battle a surge in cases, a senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals said 70% of the city's population may now have been infected with Covid-19, state media reported.

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