【明報專訊】The number of confirmed cases in the fifth wave of the pandemic has reached another new high with the single-day death toll reaching three digits. Epidemiological analysis predicts that the pandemic will peak over the next week and that the actual number of new infections could reach 180,000 per day. As the public healthcare system is overwhelmed, it is incumbent on the private healthcare system to offer its full support. It cannot keep saying that it is struggling to fend for itself and come up with all kinds of excuses to care for itself only.