Horrifying images have emerged from China appearing to show families burning the bodies of their loved ones in the streets, as Covid infections explode and funeral homes and hospitals are overwhelmed.
axed its ‘zero-Covid’ policy last month after three years of stringent curbs, causing cases to soar in the country.
Funeral homes and hospitals say they have been overwhelmed as international health experts predict 2.1 million Covid deaths in the coming months.
Reports that China could be experiencing up to a million new cases a day has sparked global fears about the potential for new variants to emerge.
Shocking video footage shared online showed bodies piling up in hospitals and crematoriums in the weeks after, while the UK’s Department of Health confirmed that anyone travelling to England from China will be required to show a negative Covid test.
Funeral homes and hospitals have said they have been overwhelmed, as international health experts predicted 2.1 million Covid deaths in the coming months.
