Hong Kong doctor battles fear and separation on virus 'dirty team'

Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 14, 2020

After gruelling shifts treating coronavirus patients, Hong Kong doctor Alfred Wong often finds himself alone in a hotel room eating takeaway, battling the pain of being separated from his pregnant wife. The 38-year-old volunteered to join staff on isolation wards - dubbed "the dirty team" - to avoid the risk of being called up later and missing his daughter's birth in two months' time.