Medical workers rescue a patient at the intensive care unit of Pengshan District People’s Hospital, following a surge of the COVID-19 infections across the country, in Meishan, Sichuan province, China. cnsphoto via REUTERS

File Photo: A person wearing a protective suit sits in Beijing Railway Station as passengers wait to board a train to travel for Spring Festival ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities after China lifted its COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing. REUTERS

File Photo: Passengers wait to board trains at Shanghai’s Hongqiao Railway Station during the annual Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues, in Shanghai, China. REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: A woman stands at a store selling funeral items, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo