#Strike
Medical staff goes on strike to demand lockdown on border with China, worried resource constraints would put medical staff in unnecessary danger
In Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the anger was immense as witnessed on the first day of strike, which was initiated by medical staff to urge for lockdown on HK-China border to curb the widespread of the Coronavirus.
The strike showed medical staff's clear resentment that Carrie Lam administration refused to block the HK-China border, while doctors and nurses are fighting against the epidemic in the front line. With extremely limited resources, it is equivalent to exposing the lives of doctors and nurses to unnecessary risks, which is no different from pushing them to death.
Hong Kong people, in general, are supportive of the strike and their objectives are well aligned : Seal the Hong Kong-China border, halt the spread of Coronavirus.
Source: Unions for HK #Feb3
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis
Medical staff goes on strike to demand lockdown on border with China, worried resource constraints would put medical staff in unnecessary danger
In Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the anger was immense as witnessed on the first day of strike, which was initiated by medical staff to urge for lockdown on HK-China border to curb the widespread of the Coronavirus.
The strike showed medical staff's clear resentment that Carrie Lam administration refused to block the HK-China border, while doctors and nurses are fighting against the epidemic in the front line. With extremely limited resources, it is equivalent to exposing the lives of doctors and nurses to unnecessary risks, which is no different from pushing them to death.
Hong Kong people, in general, are supportive of the strike and their objectives are well aligned : Seal the Hong Kong-China border, halt the spread of Coronavirus.
Source: Unions for HK #Feb3
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis
#Strike
SARS Frontliners Demanded Border Closure; Taiwan Observing Organisation Called for Opposition to Show their Stance
A nurse, who was one of the frontline staff against SARS, joined the strike. When interviewed, she humbly explained that medical staff genuinely wanted to assist patients. However, resource constraint is a real issue that needs to be effectively dealt with, so that medical staff can deliver their work. She believed that locking down the border between Hong Kong and China is a practical solution. Although she worried about the undesired consequences for participating the strike, she believed that she ought to pursue the right thing.
Representatives of the Taiwan Medical Association came to Hong Kong to observe the ongoing strike. The Association expressed respect to medical staff in Hong Kong and they asked those objecting the strike, likely a minority, to come forth to the public and show their stance.
Sources: Civil Human Rights Front #Feb3
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis
SARS Frontliners Demanded Border Closure; Taiwan Observing Organisation Called for Opposition to Show their Stance
A nurse, who was one of the frontline staff against SARS, joined the strike. When interviewed, she humbly explained that medical staff genuinely wanted to assist patients. However, resource constraint is a real issue that needs to be effectively dealt with, so that medical staff can deliver their work. She believed that locking down the border between Hong Kong and China is a practical solution. Although she worried about the undesired consequences for participating the strike, she believed that she ought to pursue the right thing.
Representatives of the Taiwan Medical Association came to Hong Kong to observe the ongoing strike. The Association expressed respect to medical staff in Hong Kong and they asked those objecting the strike, likely a minority, to come forth to the public and show their stance.
Sources: Civil Human Rights Front #Feb3
#ChinesePneumonia #HealthCrisis