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As Shanghai fights a grueling battle to get the current COVID-19 outbreak under control, online medical consultations have alleviated pressures on people in lockeddown areas, the city health commission said on Monday.

Huang Dongfang, who lives in a three-and-a-half-story old apartment in Guangfu residential area, recovered from COVID-19 infection and returned her home on Saturday evening.

The hospital will provide a total of 1,000 negative pressure beds when construction is expected to be completed by the end of April.

Shanghai is converting the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) into a makeshift hospital with a planned capacity of 40,000 beds.

The first phase of the Central Government-Aided Emergency Hospital in Lok Ma Chau, Hong Kong, started integrated commissioning and testing on Tuesday after it was fully powered, marking a step closer to its completion.