I would like suggest to the Hong Kong authorities that those under self-isolation be allowed exercise periods, to alleviate the physical and mental health issues that confinement in Hong Kong’s uniquely cramped flats will cause. Those issues will only put our wonderful doctors and nurses under even more pressure. Nearly everyone in urban Hong Kong is within a 10-minute walk of an open space. I suggest that the government designate an hour late at night when those in self-isolation can emerge and, maintaining social distance, do whatever exercises they like. Having the exercise late at night will minimise the chances of inadvertent transmission on the way to and from the designated venue, and will allow sufficient time to sanitise the venue afterwards. How online workout exercises help you stay healthy at home Self-isolation could otherwise be known as prison, and one of the greatest challenges prisons face is self-harm. Those who self-harm or, worse, commit domestic violence as a result of self-isolation will put our health services under pressure. Likewise, spending 14 days without exercise will not only reduce people’s fitness, it might increase their chances of infection when the period of isolation ends. Chris Maden, Mong Kok