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.
Participants should enroll and book the consultations online. They need to go to the designated clinics for their first and third sessions. Online consultations would be given during the second and fourth sessions. The Chinese medicine prescribed for each of the four consultations must be picked up at designated clinics.
Professor Bian Zhaoxiang, associate vice-president (Chinese Medicine Development) and Director of the Clinical Division of the institution, said that many Covid patients might develop symptoms such as cough, shortness of breathing, insomnia, and tiredness after their recovery, and Chinese medicine practitioners have extensive experience in treating these symptoms.