The Coronavirus outbreak is yet again in the headlines ever since China started facing its biggest-ever spike in the COVID positive cases. At a time when the world finally thought that it has defeated COVID, China's current situation has put the globe on red alert. The dramatic surge in COVID cases took place after Beijing eased its restrictions abandoning its zero-COVID policy. The ease in restriction was a result of massive protests by the people of China against Xi Jinping's Zero COVID Policy and the inhumane treatment of the people by security officials. Currently, China's COVID situation is looking grim and multiple videos are going viral showing the people of the Communist Country. What has caught everyone's eye on social media is China's funeral room video.
In the purported China funeral room video, it can be seen a huge amount of dead bodies packed and lying down on the floor. A user named Jennifer Zeng shared the video alleging that the funeral room video is from Xinxiang city from Henan province. As per the user, the state of the funeral rooms in China are in chaos and despite of new row of refrigerated cabinets were added, many bodies were still lying on the floor. It is pertinent to mention here that True Scoop News does not authenticate the video, however, the funeral room issue of China has been multiple international newswires.
Today, the farewell room of a funeral home in #Xinxiang city, #Henan Province, #CCPChina. A new row of refrigerated cabinets was added, but still not enough to hold all the bodies. Never happened before.#ZeroCOVIDpolicy #COVID19 #CCPVirus #COVID #ZeroCovid #XiJinping #CCP #China pic.twitter.com/7JX85l2zK0
— Jennifer Zeng 曾錚 (@jenniferzeng97) December 19, 2022
Note- It is pertinent to mention here that True Scoop News does not authenticate the video, however, the funeral room issue of China has been multiple international newswires.
Beijing funeral homes, crematoriums busy
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As reported by an American newswire, in recent days in Beijing the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant has hit services from catering to parcel deliveries. Funeral homes and crematoriums across the city of 22 million are also struggling to keep up with demand as more workers and drivers testing positive for coronavirus call in sick. Furthermore, a U.S.-based research institute was quoted by it saying that China could see an explosion of cases and over a million people in the country could die of COVID in 2023. A sharp surge in deaths would test authorities' efforts to move China away from endless testing, lockdowns and heavy travel restrictions, and realign with a world that has largely reopened to live with the disease.
Notably, China has reported no Covid deaths in Beijing since the authorities announced four deaths between November 19 and 23. The information office for China's cabinet, the State Council, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment sent by multiple media organizations. Beijing Dongjiao Crematory, on the eastern edge of the Chinese capital, has experienced a jump in requests for cremation and other funerary services, according to people who work at the compound, reported WSJ.
COVID situation in China
With the rise in COVID-19 cases, authorities have been quoted by multiple newswires saying that it is “impossible” to keep track of the numbers. According to the Global Times, several big hospitals across cities have been sourcing ventilators and other essential medical equipment to meet the demand. Furthermore, medical staff has also been asked to boost efforts, and continue coming to work even if they are infected. In the heavily populated city of Guangzhou, the number of fever clinics has been increased to cater to about 110,000 patients per day, compared to the previous figure of 40,000. The city is also attempting to get more ICU beds, from 455 to 1,385 by Tuesday, according to the People’s Daily. The new wave, which is looming all across China, is expected to reach its pinnacle in major cities this month. Nonetheless, the Chinese government has loosened restrictions and reopened various sectors to reverse a dwindling economy.