One of Beijing’s designated crematoria for Covid-19 patients has been flooded with dead bodies in the wake of China’s loosening of pandemic restrictions
Some movie theaters in China reopened and Covid-testing booths were dismantled ahead of an announcement by authorities on Wednesday to scrap most testing and quarantine requirements. The changes come after nationwide protests against Beijing’s zero-Covid policy.
Photo: Ng Han Guan/Associated PressBEIJING—One of Beijing’s designated crematoria for Covid-19 patients has been flooded with dead bodies in recent days as the virus sweeps through the Chinese capital, offering an early hint at the human cost of the country’s abruptBeijing Dongjiao Crematory, on the eastern edge of the Chinese capital, has experienced a jump in requests for cremation and other funerary services, according to people who work at the compound.
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