Body bags piled up next to hospital patients as Covid cases soar in Hong Kong.
Photos of body bags piled beside living hospital patients have sent shockwaves across the world.
Hong Kong is battling with a massive Covid outbreak, with medical staff struggling to cope with rising numbers of cases.Hospital were shared on social media today. It is thought that the photo was taken in early March. Patients have reportedly been left waiting outside for hours as staff work to find space to treat them.the ‘body bag’ situation had since been resolved.
Explaining that ‘sometimes bodies cannot be transferred to the mortuary in time’, she said: ‘We hope everyone could be understanding [about how] public hospitals have done their best to use more manpower to handle this situation. We are very sorry for causing discomfort to patients.’ Medical staff transport a Covid-19 patient on a stretcher at the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong Covid-19 patients seen laying on beds outside the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong
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