Yes. Earlier in the pandemic we often heard of hospital ICUs packed, physicians and nurses worn out from the burden of COVID-19 related care, etc... And COVID-19 is still a thing, but I don't hear nearly as much about it straining systems in the U.S.
I wonder to what extent large numbers of people are being quarantined elsewhere?
Another big issue is the nation in question. China is prone to quarantine and shut-down approaches, from what I understand. The U.S. is not (now). How much of a strain COVID-19 is putting on the Philippines right now?
Inside Hong Kong's first Covid isolation facility, built with China's help | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
The 3,900-bed Tsing Yi Covid-19 isolation centre was the first of eight new quarantine facilities built with help from mainland China to be completed. From its electric sockets to its bathrooms, there was much that needed adapting to Hongkongers’ needs. As Omicron spreads through the city, the...
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Shanghai island to host 3,250-bed quarantine facility - RTHK
Shanghai plans to build a 3,250-bed Covid-19 quarantine facility on a small island close to its city centre, as China stands by its zero-Covid control...
news.rthk.hk
The entry requirement to Philippines has been reduced significantly.
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