Prognosis
Hong Kong Pilots Denied Care by Doctors Wary of Covid Sanctions
- Aircrew say they struggle to get treatment after recent travel
- Clinics wary of repercussions if patient found to have Covid
Photographer:David Gray/Bloomberg
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It’s a tough time to be a pilot, particularly in Hong Kong -- where aircrew already struggling to navigate draconian quarantine rules say some medical clinics are refusing to treat them after recent trips overseas.
One Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. pilot, after discovering he had high blood pressure, said he couldn’t book a cardiologist for a follow up as he grew increasingly concerned about developing an aneurysm. Another was unable to get his kidney pain checked out because he didn’t meet a clinic’s two-week travel clearance policy. In one case, a child was refused treatment after suffering an accident because the father, a pilot, had traveled for work.