Health workers are deployed at Kwai Chung Estate on January 26 during a five-day lockdown for residents who had to undergo daily testing and stay at home. Photo: Jelly Tse
Health workers are deployed at Kwai Chung Estate on January 26 during a five-day lockdown for residents who had to undergo daily testing and stay at home. Photo: Jelly Tse
Emily Ying Yang Chan
Opinion

Opinion

Emily Ying Yang Chan, Chi Shing Wong and Kevin Kei Ching Hung

Pandemic response must remember needs of Hongkongers in home quarantine

  • The response to the outbreak in Kwai Chung has shown that the government’s emergency response plans have failed to keep up with the times
  • People who are in compulsory home quarantine must not have their basic needs ignored in favour of widespread, comprehensive virus testing

Emily Ying Yang ChanChi Shing WongKevin Kei Ching Hung
Emily Ying Yang Chan Chi Shing Wong and Kevin Kei Ching Hung

Updated: 6:30am, 6 Feb, 2022

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Health workers are deployed at Kwai Chung Estate on January 26 during a five-day lockdown for residents who had to undergo daily testing and stay at home. Photo: Jelly Tse
Health workers are deployed at Kwai Chung Estate on January 26 during a five-day lockdown for residents who had to undergo daily testing and stay at home. Photo: Jelly Tse
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