Prognosis
Doctor Who Foresaw Coronavirus ‘Time Bomb’ Urges Early Treatment
- Hong Kong’s top pandemic doctor sees way out of intensive care
- Combination of drug therapies increases chances of success
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Hong Kong’s top pandemic doctor sees a way out of intensive care for thousands of Covid-19 patients: keeping them from entering in the first place.
After sobering experiences 17 years ago with the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, Yuen Kwok-Yung is advocating early, aggressive hospitalization and treatment to minimize ravaging disease and death. Hong Kong’s 2% Covid-19 fatality rate as of Friday, well below the global average, lends weight to the approach.