https://www.scmp.com/rss/505181/feed Dr Manimala Dharmangadan is an intensivist working at Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong. She is involved in the care and management of Covid-19 patients. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee said this in the wake of the third wave of Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong: “I would appeal to the public to try to stay at home and not to go to gatherings as far as possible, at least at this initial period.” With almost one month of days without new Covid-19 cases, Hong Kong had begun to enjoy a new normal, a luxury in this time of pandemic. Donning masks and following the relaxed social distancing measures, Hongkongers were socialising again,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3092922/hong-kong-third-wave-public-needs-step-and-keep-coronavirus-bay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3092922/hong-kong-third-wave-public-needs-step-and-keep-coronavirus-bay?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Jul 2020 09:00:16 +0000 It is almost seven weeks since Hong Kong suffered its first Covid-19 case and, since then, it has become a global health emergency with more than 120,000 cases worldwide. Many more places are recording far more infections than Hong Kong, which had 120 confirmed cases as of Wednesday. Hong Kong’s relative success in managing the crisis is a credit to its health care system and the dedication of its frontline staff. Given the city’s proximity to and connections with mainland China, it has had far... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3074473/complacency-risks-undoing-hong-kongs-good-work-containing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3074473/complacency-risks-undoing-hong-kongs-good-work-containing?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:00:16 +0000