Letters | Scientific basis of Covid-19 testing hurdle for public hospital visitors unclear
- Readers discuss the tightening of testing rules for public hospitals, the suggestion that vetting at the airport should be more stringent, and the high cost of flights into and out of Hong Kong
Covid-19 has been an additional trauma for many families like mine. My daughter has since March 2020 been treated in different hospitals wards. To visit her, I underwent Covid-19 testing every 72 hours until I got vaccinated in June 2021.
When the fifth wave was at its peak earlier this year, there was a complete shutdown for two months for family members to visit their loved ones.
I contracted the virus at the end of June and was told by hospital staff that I would not need to go for Covid-19 testing for 90 days after recovery. But with the new policy, I am asked to undergo PCR testing even though I have yet to complete the 90 days.
I am confused about how the rule that recovered family members would be allowed to visit without testing for 90 days was scientifically correct in June but not in August.