Those who do make it to the hospital say they are squeezed together for hours in waiting rooms, where infections are easily spread. On Sunday, city officials announced plans to set up quarantine stations around Wuhan for people with symptoms of pneumonia and close contacts among coronavirus patients. But just over a week into the lockdown, many residents believe the virus has already spread much further than the official numbers suggest. Mr. Long said his father had to go to six hospitals and wait seven days before he could even be tested for the coronavirus. Just steps from where Mr. Long spoke, beds could be seen lining both sides of a narrow corridor in the emergency room.

Source: New York Times February 02, 2020 18:33 UTC