Gov’t health chief denies budget cut led to ’emergency’ situation at public hospitals

The government’s health chief has denied that the recent budget cut for the Hospital Authority was the cause of the “emergency” situation at public hospitals. Public hospitals in Hong Kong remain over capacity this week due to the recent surge in influenza cases. By Tuesday night, the overall medical inpatient bed occupancy rate of hospitals under the … Continue reading Gov’t health chief denies budget cut led to ’emergency’ situation at public hospitals