Shanghai’s health workers are under mounting pressure as China’s largest and most prosperous city struggles to contain a Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: AFP
Death of Shanghai health worker sparks online zero-Covid anguish
- Cause of death unconfirmed but the 55-year-old is regarded as a victim of China’s stringent measures to control the virus
- Grass-roots officials have been recorded expressing exhaustion and despair as they carry the burden of managing lockdowns
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Shanghai’s health workers are under mounting pressure as China’s largest and most prosperous city struggles to contain a Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: AFP