COVID-19 cases have ballooned in Shenyang, the capital of northeastern China’s Liaoning Province, as authorities struggle to contain the outbreak. Residents told The Epoch Times that infections are being underreported by the local government. On Dec. 30, authorities confirmed that at least three medical staff in Shenyang tested positive. One was a nurse from Pukang Hospital (diagnosed on Dec. 26), and the other two were a nurse and a physician assistant, both from Xiushui Clinic (diagnosed on Dec. 28). A notice issued by the Shenyang Municipal Health Commission said the three infected staffers are all associated with a new patient surnamed Yin, diagnosed on Dec. 23. Currently, the four hospitals Yin visited are all under lockdown, including Xiushui Clinic, Shenyang Pukang Hospital, the north district of Second Affiliated Hospital of Shenyang Medical College, and Shenyang No. 4 People’s Hospital. Of them, the first two are private hospitals while the last …