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China's First National Standard for Hospital Escorts Takes Effect Next Month

A job that barely existed a decade ago — the paid companion who walks elderly patients through China's digital-first hospitals — gets its first national rulebook on November 1, as Didi's orange-uniformed escorts roll out in Hangzhou and an ageing country reckons with how many medical visits now happen alone.

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China's First National Standard for Hospital Escorts Takes Effect Next Month

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