in provincial hospitals Hebei Intensive care units refuse to receive ambulances, relatives of patients look for free beds and patients sit on chairs in the corridors and on the floors.
In Bazhou City, 40 kilometers east of Baiquu, 100 or more people crowded into the emergency ward of the No. People’s Hospital. 4. Langfang Thursday night.
As there were no beds in the ward, patients moved to the corridors.
Patients stretched out on sheets on the floor as staff removed stretchers and ventilators.
It is not clear The number of patients who contracted COVID-19.
Some had only mild symptoms, which highlights another problem. Experts believe that the Chinese rely more on hospitals than other countries, meaning it’s easy to overburden medical resources in emergency situations.
Meanwhile, medical resources in China’s villages and cities, home to some 500 million people out of a total population of 1.4 billion, lag far behind hospitals in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
Some counties lack one bed per unit Intensive care.
In Baoding No. 2 of Zhouzhou, patients crowded into the corridor of the emergency room on Wednesday.
The intensive care unit was very crowded and ambulances were turned away.
A health worker shouted at relatives of patients as they removed a patient from an oncoming ambulance.
In the crematoria crematoriums of Qabidian– Which is a two-hour drive, because the funeral homes in the capital were packed.
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in provincial hospitals Hebei Intensive care units refuse to receive ambulances, relatives of patients look for free beds and patients sit on chairs in the corridors and on the floors.
In Bazhou City, 40 kilometers east of Baiquu, 100 or more people crowded into the emergency ward of the No. People’s Hospital. 4. Langfang Thursday night.
As there were no beds in the ward, patients moved to the corridors.
Patients stretched out on sheets on the floor as staff removed stretchers and ventilators.
It is not clear The number of patients who contracted COVID-19.
Some had only mild symptoms, which highlights another problem. Experts believe that the Chinese rely more on hospitals than other countries, meaning it’s easy to overburden medical resources in emergency situations.
Meanwhile, medical resources in China’s villages and cities, home to some 500 million people out of a total population of 1.4 billion, lag far behind hospitals in big cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
Some counties lack one bed per unit Intensive care.
In Baoding No. 2 of Zhouzhou, patients crowded into the corridor of the emergency room on Wednesday.
The intensive care unit was very crowded and ambulances were turned away.
A health worker shouted at relatives of patients as they removed a patient from an oncoming ambulance.
In the crematoria crematoriums of Qabidian– Which is a two-hour drive, because the funeral homes in the capital were packed.
