Why haven’t Hong Kong’s private hospitals stepped up in Covid fight? Lack of facilities, manpower to blame, sector chief says as pressure mounts


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Insufficient isolation facilities, manpower and the absence of government engagement were the reasons behind Hong Kong private hospitals’ refusal to take in Covid-19 patients, the sector’s leader has said, as pressure mounted for them to step up efforts against the pandemic. The city’s private health sector has come under renewed scrutiny after mainland Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng criticised them for not admitting Covid-19 cases during a meeting on Sunday with Hong Kong delegates to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the nation’s top advisory body. Top government pandemic adviser Professor Yuen Kwok-yung last week also said it would be...