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Cities across China scrambled to install hospital beds and build fever screening clinics as authorities reported five more deaths and international concern grew about Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free.
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Beds are seen in a fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
People line up to buy antigen test kits for COVID-19, at a pharmacy in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China December 19, 2022. China Daily
A worker in a protective suit removes a cone in front of a hearse outside funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
Delivery workers wait outside a pharmacy to pick up orders as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Xiaoyu Yin
Commuters wear protective masks while they ride a subway train as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Casey Hall
People wearing protective masks line up outside a fever clinic of a hospital, as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Pandemic prevention workers gather before their shift to look after buildings where residents do home quarantine, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
A commuter wears a protective mask while they wait for a train at a subway station as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Casey Hall
People wearing protective masks and face shields arrive at a hospital, as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A security guard keeps watch outside a makeshift fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Beds are seen in a fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
A woman in a protective suit walks past a shop, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue, in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab sample from a man at a nucleic acid testing site, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Medical staff moves a patient into a fever clinic at a hospital, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A worker in a protective suit guards an elevator, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Pandemic control workers in protective suits sit in a neighborhood that used to be under lockdown, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue, in Beijing, China December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Hearses are seen outside at a funeral home, amid COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
People wearing face masks line up to get tested for the COVID-19 at a nucleic acid testing site, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Pandemic prevention workers wait for the start of their shift to look after buildings where residents do home quarantine, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
A medical worker in a protective suit checks rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 at an entrance of a hospital, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A man wearing a face mask looks out of a bus window under the Oriental Pearl Tower in Lujiazui financial district, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Customers buy medicine at a pharmacy as the local government distributes more fever medicines to the market, following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China December 19, 2022. China Daily
An empty area is pictured in Lujiazui financial district, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A delivery worker crosses an empty road in Lujiazui financial district, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
People line up at a makeshift fever clinic set up inside a stadium, amid COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
People enter a railway station, after the government eased curbs on COVID-19 control, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Martin Pollard
A woman wearing a face mask looks at her laptop on a street, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A man takes a rapid antigen test for COVID-19 at an entrance of a hospital, as the outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A worker in a protective suit naps in his tricycle, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A woman wearing a face mask pushes a plastic covered stroller with a baby inside, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A worker in a protective suit wait for people to take swab samples to test the coronavirus disease at a nucleic acid testing site, as the outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Workers in protective suits transfer a body in a casket at a funeral home, amid COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
Workers in protective suits transfer a body in a casket at a funeral home, amid COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano
People wait outside a fever clinic of a hospital amid COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Josh Arslan
A woman takes a rapid antigen test for COVID-19 at an entrance of a hospital, as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Medical staff stretcher a patient into a fever clinic at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing, China December 13, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a Reuters TV video. REUTERS TV
Medical staff moves a patient into a fever clinic at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing, China December 13, 2022, in this screen grab taken from a Reuters TV video. REUTERS TV
People wearing face masks walk on a street, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Restaurant workers wearing face masks line up to get tested for COVID-19 at a nucleic acid testing site, as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A woman wearing a protective mask and a face shield walks outside the Shanghai Railway Station, as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Workers wearing face masks line up to get tested for the coronavirus disease at a nucleic acid testing site, as COVID-19 outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 13, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
A woman pushes an old man in wheelchair to cross a street, as coronavirus disease outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song