In Hong Kong, alarms bells have started to ring for the 5th wave of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, even though the government has been following a successful policy in the pandemic. In Hong Kong, which has a “zero case” policy as in China, the health system has a struggling fight with COVID-19. With the effect of the Omicron variant, hospitals in Hong Kong started to accept patients in tents that they set up in their gardens after the number of COVID-19 cases increased. Meanwhile, the patients are waiting in front of the tents for doctors and paramedics to take care of them.
In Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, patients who are not in serious condition are treated in the areas set up in the building’s garden after the bed capacity is full in the hospital. Elderly people and people with health problems are treated in the hospital building. Caritas Medical Center Director Ho Wan-xia stated that the capacity in the hospital is full, and told that they are trying to serve the elderly and those who need urgent help more quickly. Wan-xia added that after the increase in the case numbers, they found the solution by setting up tents in the garden and continuing the treatment service.