(1st UPDATE) Subway trains in Beijing and Shanghai are packed, while some major traffic arteries in the two cities jammed with slow-moving cars.
BEIJING, China – Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday, December 16, with China’s two biggest cities moving closer to living with COVID-19, as millions have been infected with the virus across the country.
This year, in an effort to prevent infections from spiralling out of control across the country, the 25 million people in China’s commercial hub endured two months of bitter isolation under a strict lockdown that lasted until June 1. “Now basically everyone has returned to a normal routine,” said a 29-year-old Beijing resident surnamed Han. “The tense atmosphere has passed.”
The country’s health care system has been under enormous strain, with staff being asked to work while sick and retired medical workers in rural communities being rehired to help, according to state media.
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