COVID-19: China races to vaccinate elderly as funeral homes struggle with deaths

A Chinese government-led round of vaccinations were held across the country on Wednesday, aimed at protecting the elderly from a surge in COVID-19 infections that has put the country’s health infrastructure under massive strain.

China's health authority pledged late last month to make a concerted effort to ramp up vaccinations among the over-60s, promising to deploy specialist vehicles and set up temporary clinics in villages and communities in order to boost coverage rates, which have lagged among the elderly.

Separately, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said during a regularly-held press conference that China will provide more convenience for cross-border travellers when appropriate. The remarks by Mao came after a question about plans China had to improve its quarantine policy for overseas travellers.

In Beijing, funeral homes and crematoria across the Chinese capital are struggling to keep up with calls for funeral and cremation services as workers and drivers testing positive for COVID-19 also called in sick. Since lifting restrictions earlier this month, China has told its population of 1.4 billion to nurse their mild symptoms at home unless symptoms become severe, as cities across China brace for their first waves of infections.

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