The Financial Times and others noted that such widely publicised actions made a strong impression upon domestic and international observers that the `` overbearing , centralized government '' of China was particularly suited to dealing with the crisis , despite the fact that the new hospitals were operating at under half-capacity due to shortages of beds and medical resources while the lock down of Wuhan came too late to be effective as millions had left .
During the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic , new hospitals were below half-capacity due to shortages of beds and medical supplies .