The rapid spread of COVID-19 in China has led to overcrowded hospitals, fears of new coronavirus variants and new travel restrictions around the world. Still, China is lifting travel restrictions.We have collected articles about news Human Resource Management Online and other news media.
Hospital staff ‘very busy’
Staff at West China Hospital, a major hospital in Chengdu, China, said they were “very busy” treating COVID-19 patients. “I’ve been doing this job for 30 years and it’s the busiest I’ve ever known,” said an ambulance driver outside the hospital. On December 27, there were long queues inside and outside the emergency department of the hospital and nearby fever clinics. “Nearly all of the patients had COVID,” said an emergency department pharmacy worker. Nurses and doctors were asked to work sick, and retired medical staff in rural areas were brought back to help.
(Reuters)
New coronavirus mutant?
Will China’s COVID-19 surge lead to new coronavirus mutants around the world? Scientists don’t know, but fear it might happen. “China has a large population with limited immunity. This seems like an environment where we might see an explosion of new variants,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. baltimore.
Restrictions on travelers from China
Countries around the world are implementing or considering measures to test or limit travelers from China as the country of 1.4 billion people abandons its “COVID zero policy” and prepares to reopen its borders in early January. Beginning Jan. 5, the U.S. will require travelers from China to show a negative COVID-19 test result.
(wealth with New York Times)
China eases travel restrictions
Meanwhile, China eased inbound travel restrictions from Jan. 8. It’s a major move to reopen borders that have been all but closed for nearly three years. Relaxation of restrictions on the number of flights entering Chinese airports. Resume outbound travel by Chinese citizens who have basically not left the country since 2020. The new policy is designed to help resume business, study and family reunion travel.
Beijing’s surge in COVID-19 cases leaves workplaces empty
The recent spread of COVID-19 was evident in Beijing in mid-December, with many workplaces empty as employees and customers stayed away from shops and restaurants. The new cases come after the country eased restrictive COVID-19 policies.
