Firefighters take part in a firefighting drill on February 24, 2022 in Tongren, Guizhou Province of China. (Photo by Qu Honglun/China News Service via Getty Images)
Patients wait at a temporary treatment area outside Caritas Medical Centre in Hong Kong, Saturday, February 26, 2022. For two years, Hong Kong successfully insulated most of its residents from COVID-19 and often went months without a single locally spread case. Then the omicron variant showed up. The fast-spreading mutation breached Hong Kong’s defenses and has been spreading rapidly through one of the world’s most densely populated places. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
Customers wearing face masks queue up to purchase COVID-19 antigen test kits at a market in Hong Kong, Monday, February 28, 2022. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)
A man wearing face mask carries COVID-19 antigen test kits after purchasing at a market in Hong Kong, Monday, February 28, 2022. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)
Produce shelves sit empty as residents make purchases on fears of shortages at a supermarket in Hong Kong, Monday, February 28, 2022. Hong Kong on Monday reported a record-high 34,466 infections, with health authorities saying that a lockdown has not been ruled out as fatalities continued to climb. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)
On February 27, 2022, tourists enjoy a flower viewing tour at Meihua Mountain in Nanjing. In the early spring, the plum blossoms in Nanjing Meihua Mountain are in full bloom, filled with a strong sense of spring. (Photo by Sipa Asia/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Health workers from mainland China record thousands of samples from Hong Kong residents to be tested for the coronavirus at an inflatable mobile testing lab in Hong Kong Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Hong Kong has ramped up its testing capacity with the help of the mobile laboratories, as the city grapples with tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases daily. (Photo by Vincent Yu/AP Photo)
A sign outside the Canadian Embassy showing the Ukraine flag reads “We stand together with Ukraine” on Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Beijing. China on Thursday denounced a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics as “fake news” and a “very despicable” attempt to divert attention and shift blame over the conflict. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)
Children perform dragon dance to greet the Longtaitou Day at a kindergarten in Jimo District, Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, March 3, 2022. Literally meaning “dragon raises head”, the day of Longtaitou, the second day of the second lunar month, falls on Friday this year. Various activities were held to greet the day. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
A torchbearer carries the Olympic flame during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 04, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)
Members of Team China enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 4, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at the Beijing National Stadium on March 4, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)
Attendants serve tea before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on March 4, 2022. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)
A woman sits near a car encased in real ice as part of a promotional stunt on Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)
Corey Peters of New Zealand, right, is escorted by a volunteer during the flower ceremony for the men’s super-G, sitting, at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)
