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Farah Master

Hong Kong’s zero-COVID fight takes mental toll on society, experts say

FILE PHOTO: A worker wears personal protective equipment (PPE) at coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facility in Tsing Yi, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, China, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong resident Yeung waited for 13 hours outside a hospital in the city's eastern district in cold, rainy weather with his 3-year-old daughter, who had a high fever, before they could be admitted for COVID-19 treatment.

By the time they could enter, her fever had gone down and she didn't require medical attention.

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