Coronavirus Hong Kong: infected residents trapped at home share fears, anger over prolonged wait for help
- Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that about 30,000 infected patients had been stuck at home as the city races to build isolation facilities
- One resident says ‘government is pushing us to hell’ after being told to continue waiting by health authorities
Hong Kong residents infected with Covid-19 and stuck in their homes for over two weeks have been left feeling anxious and frustrated by the government’s handling of rising case numbers.
Based on government statistics, the Post calculated that about 60,000 confirmed cases had been stuck at home as of Thursday.
Five untreated patients told the Post on Thursday that they had lost faith in the government during their prolonged wait for help from health authorities.
Lau Ling, a 27-year-old care worker at a nursing home, said on Thursday that she was still waiting at home for further instructions from health authorities, two weeks after she tested positive for Covid-19 on February 8.
“The government is pushing us to hell,” she said, adding she had been told twice to wait for health authorities to respond after dialling emergency hotlines several times over the past few days.
The difficulty of self-isolating in a 300 sq ft home in Tsuen Wan had resulted in Lau’s daughter, sister and their domestic helper becoming sick just two days after the 27-year-old’s infection was confirmed.
