Patients requiring Covid-19 oral antiviral drugs from private doctors in Hong Kong will have to pay about HK$7,000 (US$892) for a course of treatment, with the government saying it will stop providing the medication for free as the pandemic has subsided. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that the provision of free drugs…
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating the cases of two women who became unwell after receiving cosmetic botulinum toxin injections in Shenzhen, with one left in a critical condition. The Centre for Health Protection said on Wednesday that the two women were friends and had told authorities they received the injections at a private premises…
The head of a paediatric infectious diseases unit at a Hong Kong public hospital has said his ward is now full of young, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients, urging parents to get their children inoculated to prevent severe symptoms. Mike Kwan Yat-wah and another medical expert said on Saturday that they expected the current wave of infections,…
The head of a paediatric infectious diseases unit at a Hong Kong public hospital has said his ward is now full of young, unvaccinated Covid-19 patients, urging parents to get their children inoculated to prevent severe symptoms. Mike Kwan Yat-wah warned on Saturday that the number of children with Covid-19 had risen significantly recently. “As…
Indicators of Covid-19 activity in Hong Kong over the past four weeks have hit their highest level in a year, with 30 deaths recorded, despite an expert saying the overall impact of the virus had become milder. According to the Centre for Health Protection, the proportion of respiratory samples testing positive had increased to 13.7…
The suspected abrupt closure of a medical clinic chain popular for children vaccinations in Hong Kong has left hundreds of customers, including parents, seeking refunds for prepaid packages and scrambling to book jabs elsewhere. The Post looks into why such services at private clinics are popular in the city and how consumers can protect their…
A 47-year-old Hong Kong man has undergone an amputation of his left lower leg two days after developing a Group A Streptococcal infection following acupuncture treatment he received at two traditional Chinese medicine clinics. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday the man developed a fever and left thigh pain on April 11 and…
About one-third of newly reported cases of HIV infection in Hong Kong are low-risk groups, including housewives with only one sexual partner, health authorities have found. The Centre for Health Protection warned on Thursday that low-risk groups had a high possibility of identifying their infections at a later stage due to limited awareness, calling for…
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among primary school students on a study tour to mainland China, marking the latest in a series of similar incidents in recent weeks. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that five students on a trip organised by S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School…
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis among primary school students on a study tour to mainland China, marking the latest in a series of similar incidents in recent weeks. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that five students on a trip organised by S.K.H. St Michael’s Primary School…