2 China Hospitals That "Failed To Perform Duties" Shut Amid Covid Surge
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Covid In China: Both the hospitals have been closed for refusing treatment to patients due to "pandemic-related rules"
Two hospitals in China's locked-down city of Xi'an, including one that refused to treat an eight-month pregnant woman who later miscarried, have been closed while they "rectify" mistakes, authorities said Thursday.
The historic city, one of several in China experiencing coronavirus outbreaks, has been subject to strict home confinement for three weeks in line with Beijing's "zero-Covid" strategy.
Top health officials were forced to apologise last week after a distressing social media post -- including photos and video of the woman sitting on a plastic stool outside Gaoxin Hospital in a pool of blood -- prompted outrage over the megacity's harsh imposition of the rules.
She was refused treatment because her negative Covid-19 test fell slightly outside the 48-hour requirement.
