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Coronavirus: wrong Nepalese man sent from quarantine to hospital after possible name mix-up

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A Nepalese man in a Hong Kong quarantine centre who tested positive for Covid-19 was denied prompt hospital care after officials instead sent his father for treatment owing to a possible mix-up of their “similar” names, health authorities admitted on Tuesday.The mistake was revealed by Dr Wong Ka-hing, controller of the Centre for Health Protection, as the city reported 21 more people were infected with the disease, including 12 with a history of recent travel, taking the total to 935.Wong also…

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