The drastic isolation measurements of the positive persons put in place do not prevent an explosion from the number of cases. Hospitals are submerged and the system seems to crack from all sides.
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On the immense flat and muddy ground, which was, until 1998, the landing track of the former Hongkong airport, Kai Tak, about fifty excavators are activated day and night. It is a question of setting up, as soon as possible, as possible of isolation cabins for people contaminated by the fifth wave of Covid-19, dominated by the Omicron Variant. It does not matter if one is seriously ill or asymptomatic, the zero covid doctrine required by Beijing is to identify, isolate and contain any new infection focus.
After spectacular results (12,000 cases of COVID-19 cumulated in two years, with daily “spikes” rarely exceeded 100 cases), it is now 56,000 new cases that were recorded Thursday, March 3rd , as much as the day before, not to mention the cases not declared, probably more numerous. This new wave has already caused the death of 800 people (compared to 213 in the previous two years). According to a study by the Department of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, published on Wednesday, the actual number of contaminated inhabitants would already be around 1.7 million (out of 7.4 million) well beyond the officially identified 300,000.
Not far from Kai Tak’s hectic project, the city is on the contrary exceptionally quiet, almost lethargic. The inhabitants remain as much as possible at home, frightened to catch the virus, because a positive test could send them, them and their families, in one of the public isolation camps which are the subject of nightmarish descriptions. According to many testimonials published in the local press, there would have been at least three suicide attempts in a day in that of Penny’s Bay, where 3,500 cabins welcome asymptomatic patients.
Infants separated from their parents.
In a viral video broadcast at the end of February, a woman in delirium crisis wanders in penny’s bay screaming “Do not pretend to worry about me, I want to go back, I’m crazy!”, Before being arrested by A guard with whom she fought. These images have moved, scandalized and scares. Other ancient “detainees” talk about cold food, asked once a day on the ground in front of their door, and line of assistance they tried to call for three days to vain.
Another factor aggravates the ambient stress. When a child, even an infant, is tested positive, it is isolated to the hospital, where the staff are overwhelmed, and his parents no longer have contact with him. a video of an exchange between terrified American young parents and their 11 month old girl that they had not seen for several days, crying desperately in his cradle, in front of the ‘screen of a telephone held by a nurse camouflaged behind all his protective accessories, provoked a reaction from the United States, notifying any trip to Hongkong. The girl and parents finally got the right to be isolated together at Penny’s Bay.
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