China: Thousands of medics rush to aid Shanghai in COVID-19 response

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Around 10,000 medics have rushed to China’s business hub Shanghai to aid the megacity’s fight against the resurging COVID-19, the country’s medical authorities announced on Monday.

Thousands of medics arrived in the city, which has a population of 25 million, departing from provincial-level regions such as Tianjin, Hubei, Shandong and Jiangxi, it added.

“Some of the teams had been to Wuhan, Hubei Province, or designated hospitals for COVID-19 control in Tianjin. They are also experienced,” said Wang Zengguang, head of a medical team from Tianjin Medical University General Hospital.

Shanghai recorded 425 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,581 new asymptomatic cases on Sunday following citywide antigen testing.

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