【明報專訊】The pandemic has gone out of control, and public hospitals have been inundated with patients. Basically, thousands of infected people have all been self-isolating at home since they received a positive rapid test result. Even if they have symptoms such as a fever or sore throat, they have no choice but to take care of themselves if the symptoms are not serious. Many citizens are worried about running out of medicine and are scrambling to buy them, causing an exhaustion of the supply of many over-the-counter Chinese and Western medicines. This has in turn exacerbated the panic. The situation is concerning.