BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 02: (CHINA OUT) A patient on oxygen is wheeled on a gurney into a busy emergency room at a hospital on January 2, 2023 in Beijing, China. China has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases since the government lifted its strict zero tolerance measures to contain the virus earlier this month and hospitals in many cities with severe COVID-19 outbreaks have been overwhelmed by the increase in patients. (Photo by Getty Images)
![BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 02: (CHINA OUT) A patient on oxygen is wheeled on a gurney into a busy emergency room at a hospital on January 2, 2023 in Beijing, China. China has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases since the government lifted its strict zero tolerance measures to contain the virus earlier this month and hospitals in many cities with severe COVID-19 outbreaks have been overwhelmed by the increase in patients. (Photo by Getty Images)](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/id/1453757110/photo/china-faces-surge-in-cases-after-loosening-zero-covid-measures.jpg?s=594x594&w=0&k=20&c=1rORkvrCjuTsiOppib8RjABA8Mpqdve1wn_0Z_MCcok=&Expires=1722128400&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=Qq-0FX1cv09P1IXgHZ7v~lTjJiTYMBGt6VlF6EEWEtuKG2HysaU73c~xspF4diS79rs3-df0isQSOQMk6x1T5pMsc8YlMCFkD0G1JIr42aKx6SSEBR6YRYh2iCre913vQ6zapv6TjQLGA6vjDne2PnOreGh9fQcHHpb4MtYBDMzBcTtF9HoEjUMgc-lcuk44NPb4IgFEQpyJGI75SscM4E-w5YRQGBpg4eOtdPX3H1B143Utgqw386AEYvOVKe1uGeiVBphmEKtp4yBKGGChDgvFjcOCMXrx7AWcazByVW7UaCVAIVDtWlNTsYNupXvpGNbMrWcYZUhR9RKKEpPznhcNqVpbo7QSspXtWW7Dgq~LoRNLHlTzelNs9G0KSux3J0rZPF-qJZQavadWGS5UQqMi-DX022-gehJtyTHekMMh-bdA~qKDLA2gFC-IFL0-kc5sTz8PX9BFwRl4moc7BjiFgKVw8unWwTAfKlJVf~Bdxr6WG-aigkyPiTId3ETOq1H-9H1DewKwFv6DvGKhdYQTZYE2luNNlhSFtK2fd9UAg26BWXJTFmBfbCitdje0fshYRDQKay1QrBncCLxlXxX1zPVGHxws52tgMENs9QbHD2o8hi8lX0OrEba3wNzAAfg5ey7NAIwVC-f4RHbhoSEEIZ~eC3W-f0EdIbK1RTk_)