Rarely have I disclosed sth personal here, but tonight I want to tell sth about my dad & my experience at a hospital tonight.

1/ My dad has become a *suspected* case of #COVID19.
He has been ill for a few days. I was told that he& #39;s having some symptoms of pneumonia but no fever
2/ My retired dad, well basically my family hasn& #39;t been to anywhere outside of HK this year. We do what we are supposed to do under this global pandemic:
- Stay at home & avoid unnecessary social contact
- Wear a mask
- Wash our hands
- Spray everything with disinfectant
3/ The thing is my dad shops for groceries twice a week. Sometimes my mum & maid do so. At least I think it& #39;s necessary. We still need to eat. So, he& #39;s been outside of our house. We don& #39;t know if he has EVER contacted anyone with the virus on the street by chance.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Frowning face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Frowning face with open mouth">
4/ I stayed at the hospital for around 4 hours this evening. You may wonder how a public hospital looks like (the one I visited only, FYR)
- Body temperature checking at the entrance
- Unusually quiet at A&E
- Medical workers are still busy, of cos they are...https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😰" title="Face with open mouth and cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Face with open mouth and cold sweat">
5/ We are still waiting for the result from the hospital. The result will be released by tomorrow afternoon.

Wait, what? I thought our govt would provide rapid diagnostic testing for every suspected patient. Surprisingly, I was told by a nurse that the govt provides none.
6/ The procedure of testing is still slow. We have to wait at least 9 hours to get if a suspected patient& #39;s result is positive or negative (well it& #39;s what that nurse told me tonight.)
7/ I was in the isolation ward. (Visiting patients is prohibited now but I sent my dad there so I could stay for a bit) I asked a nurse some questions but he went for a rant about how inexcusable of govt to me. It& #39;s just different from reading their feelings on social media/news
8/ He emphasized there are insufficient medical workers & limited medical supplies but the number of confirmed cases is just exponentially increasing. HK govt still does nothing effective.

During our short conversation, another patient was delivered. He sighed deeply.
9/ So far I& #39;m fine. I& #39;ve washed everything & disinfected myself/my belongings thoroughly. I hope my dad is not diagnosed with #COVID19, yes it& #39;s aka #WuhanVirus/ #ChinaVirus too. Sadly I got a call from the hospital which was my dad& #39;s condition deteriorated. I& #39;ll hope for the best
So, my purpose of writing this thread is not just telling the condition of my dad but also I hope everyone can stay alert all the time. There& #39;s no fluke. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Pensive face" aria-label="Emoji: Pensive face">
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