In this image taken from video provided by Beibei, who asked to be identified only by her given name, medical workers wearing protective suits chat as a resident takes a rest at the National Exhibition and Convention Center on April 15, 2022, in Shanghai. The convention center converted to a quarantine facility set up for people who tested positive but have few or no symptoms. BEIBEI VIA AP
In this image taken from video provided by Beibei, who asked to be identified only by her given name, medical workers wearing protective suits chat as a resident takes a rest at the National Exhibition and Convention Center on April 15, 2022, in Shanghai. The convention center converted to a quarantine facility set up for people who tested positive but have few or no symptoms. BEIBEI VIA AP

BEIJING: Beibei sleeps beside thousands of strangers in rows of cots in a high-ceilinged exhibition center. The lights stay on all night, and the 30-year-old real estate saleswoman is yet to find a hot shower.

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