Covid chaos in China as wave of infections hits hospitals hard

China is battling a massive wave of infections after scrapping three years of zero-Covid curbs. Scenes of overwhelmed hospitals, people on intravenous drips by the roadside and lines of hearses outside crematoria have fuelled public concern. An extraordinarily small number of reported fatalities - 10 deaths since the old policy regime was overturned on December 7 - and a decision by authorities to stop publishing data on cases have also stoked distrust. With estimates of millions of daily cases and at least one million Covid deaths next year, global experts say the world's most populous nation needs to bolster its…