Online cries for help in a Chinese city under coronavirus siege

Relatives of people infected in Wuhan are resorting to the Internet to try to get hospital care for their family members. From WeChat groups to city hotlines, desperate children seek help for their parents. — SCMP

Access to medical care is still a lottery at the heart of a coronavirus outbreak in China, despite an influx of thousands of health workers and the construction of temporary hospitals in the beleaguered city of Wuhan.

Some patients and their relatives are so desperate that they have turned to social media in the hope that their cases will attract the attention of the authorities.