25 December, 2022
Families tell of sending elderly relatives away from China’s cities amid reports of surging cases and deaths.
Three days ago, Lily Wang tested positive for Covid-19.
Isolating in her small apartment in Shenzhen, the 29-year-old is currently fighting a high fever and a sore throat.
Despite her own illness, Wang’s thoughts were for her grandmother who has been spared from sickness so far, thanks to the quick actions of her parents.
“My parents got my grandmother out of the city in time,” Wang said over the phone between bouts of coughing. - Al-Jazeera