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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

Frustration with Covid response grows in China as daily cases near 5,000

A long queue for Covid testing in Shanghai
A long queue for Covid testing in Shanghai, where growing daily cases are prompting concern. Photograph: Reuters

China reported almost 5,000 Covid-19 cases on Friday, as authorities continued to battle an outbreak of the highly transmissible Omicron variant across multiple provinces and as evidence of frustration among the population grew.

After the death of a nurse in Shanghai who was denied hospitalisation after suffering an asthma attack, many are angry that China’s Covid responses appear to be causing more deaths than the virus itself.

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