Hospital patients with IV drips and oxygen tanks crowd the hallways of a Shanghai emergency ward while relatives line up for funeral parlour services, as China sees an explosion in COVID cases that overwhelmed its healthcare system.
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Video. Hospital capacity at the brink in Shanghai as COVID cases rise
Hospital patients with IV drips and oxygen tanks crowd the hallways of a Shanghai emergency ward while relatives line up for funeral parlour services, as China sees an explosion in COVID cases that overwhelmed its healthcare system.