Coronavirus pandemic exposes Hong Kong’s inadequate links between public, private hospitals as patients left waiting for treatment

Ava Ma expected to have a non-malignant ovarian tumour removed in a public hospital in March, after waiting for almost three years for surgery.But in late February, the hospital told her that her operation, which was considered non-urgent, was being cancelled, as medical resources had to be reserved for the most urgent procedures amid the Covid-19 pandemic.“I was hoping to get the surgery done, after waiting so many years,” Ma said, adding that she was worried her condition might deteriorate…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/3bWmonN