The IV treatment room at Beijing Children’s Hospital is filled with children and their parents seeking treatment Tuesday night. Photo: Tang Hanyu/Caixin

A child rests in the lobby of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, surrounded by people waiting in line to receive medication Tuesday. Photo: Li Congxun (intern)/Caixin

Parents of sick children queue in front of the triage desk in the emergency room of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics on Tuesday. Photo: Li Congxun (intern)/Caixin

At the inquiry desk of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, a board indicates that 539 people were waiting to be diagnosed. Photo: Li Congxun/Caixin

A doctor administers an IV to a sick child Tuesday at the Capital Institute of Pediatrics. Photo: Li Congxun (intern)/Caixin

Parents hold up IV bags as they wait for staff to remove the intravenous needles from their children at the Capital Institute of Pediatrics. Photo: Li Congxun (intern)/Caixin

At the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, a parent uses a cart with plastic enclosure to transport a child to prevent cross-infection. Photo: Li Congxun (intern)/Caixin

Parents and sick children queue for tests at the main entrance of Beijing Children’s Hospital on Tuesday. Photo: Tang Hanyu/Caixin

At the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, a parent sits on the stairs holding her sick child. Photo: Li Congxun (intern)/Caixin