Shanghai Citizens The Human Burden of COVID Quarantines in China

Lu, 99, had long resided at Shanghai Donghai Hospital for the Elderly. His relatives said he received 24-hour care at the largest center of its kind in the city. That before COVID-19 hit China's largest city last month, the country's worst outbreak since the virus first appeared in Wuhan in late 2019, infected several patients, doctors and caregivers at the 1,800-bed facility. Caregivers posted calls on social media and said they were overwhelmed. Relatives told Reuters there were several deaths. Lu, whose relatives asked to be known only by her last name, suffered from coronary heart disease and high blood…