Senior Patients With Long-COVID to Receive Free Diagnosis and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong

(L-R) Professor Bian Zhaoxiang, associate vice-president (Chinese Medicine Development) and Director of the Clinical Division of the institution; Professor Alexander Wai, President, and Vice-Chancellor of HKBU; Dr. Bunny Chan Chung-bun, Chief Convenor of the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link, and Mr. Liu Jia, Vice President of China Everbright Holdings Co Ltd. HKBU photo

The School of Chinese Medicine at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) launched a rehabilitation programme that provides free medical consultations and Chinese medicine for those aged 65 or above suffering from Long Covid. Patients could register online from Sept. 7.

HKBU said the Chinese medicine practitioners will offer up to four sessions of free consultations and prescribe free Chinese medicine, based on the clinical diagnosis for up to six days of treatment.