China dispatches military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help execute Covid-19 tests for all of its 26 million residents, in one of its biggest ever public health responses
Residents stand on the rooftop of a building during the second stage of a Covid-19 lockdown in the Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 3, 2022.
Some residents were asked to wake up before Monday dawn for nucleic acid testing at their housing compounds, many queuing up in their pyjamas. Multiple provinces such Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Beijing have sent healthcare workers to Shanghai, according to media reports, with some estimates putting the total number at more than 10,000.The State Council said the PLA dispatched over 4,000 medical personnel to the province of Hubei, where Wuhan is, back then.
The strategy has shown signs of strain, with residents complaining of crowded and unsanitary central quarantine centres, as well as difficulties in securing food supplies and essential medical help.
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