The woman surnamed Zhang in Wuhan City, Hubei Province said her father started having a fever on January 26 and was diagnosed with a lung infection on February 1.
Her father tried to commit suicide on February 5.
Getting medical care is still like winning the lottery in Wuhan, the epicenter of the Covid-19 epidemic, even though thousands of medical staff have been mobilized and field hospitals have been built quickly.
After public pressure, Zhang’s father was tested and tested positive for the coronavirus.
Medical staff check in to receive patients at a temporary hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province.
Zhang said she did not give up any hope of finding a hospital bed for her father, from joining a chat group of patients in need of help on WeChat to filling out patient registration forms of the State Council.
`I called every phone number I could find but they couldn’t solve it. In the end I had no choice but to post on Weibo,` Zhang shared.
She said she was hesitant about this decision at first because her father’s condition was not too serious and she did not want to attract attention.
Hubei Provincial Party Secretary Jiang Chao Liang pledged over the weekend to conduct tests on all remaining suspected cases and added that all confirmed cases or severe cases will be received by hospitals.
Wuhan Party Secretary Ma Guoqiang said last night that 1,499 patients confirmed to be infected with the corona virus, in serious condition and not hospitalized until February 8, were received at noon yesterday.
The city government last week began reviewing online requests for help and set up an all-day consultation hotline.
The woman, surnamed Yuan, 33 years old, said she posted on Weibo on February 9 to find a way to help her parents.
But for Zhang, only a miracle can help her father, who is still waiting for his hospital bed.