‘My son started coughing’. Hongkongers forced to wait days for help as hospitals struggle to cope with rising coronavirus cases
- About 10,000 residents who tested positive for Covid-19 have been waiting at home for hospital treatment as of Monday
- Isolation beds specially designed for children are full, according to health authorities
But the pair were forced to return home and wait for further notice because no hospital beds were available.
Two days later, Lam, who only wished to be identified by her surname, also tested positive for Covid-19 after using a rapid antigen test.
Her husband later became the only member of the family to not be infected. To stop him from getting sick, they followed a government adviser’s proposal of “reverse isolation” and placed him in one room.
According to an estimate from the Post, the family are among the 10,000 residents who have tested positive and are waiting for hospital treatment as of Monday. Overwhelmed by the exponential growth of cases, Hong Kong’s public health care system is struggling to cope.
Many parents were left alarmed by reports of a four-year-old boy’s death last Friday, who had tested preliminary-positive for the coronavirus and a three-year-old girl without any severe medical history who was in critical condition on Monday.
