a three metre square cage. the city s extreme poor live in subdivided apartments. hong kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. until recently, six people lived in this room. but when 0micron hit, he lost two room mates in the space of a week. translation: one person died on that bed, the other- person also died. he slept over on that bed. we called the ambulance, it got through but no one picked up. for the poor, living with covid means living in tiny apartments where the virus can easily spread. self isolating is almost impossible. translation: it was too late, he died at about 8:00pm that| night, he suffered a lot, he kept saying he was unwell, he had asthma and underlying illnesses. hong kong is coming out of the fifth wave of covid i9.
for months hong kong managed to control the spread of covid i9. but the 0micron variant overwhelmed the healthcare system and the city recorded the highest death rate in the world. many of those affected are the city s most vulnerable, the underprivileged and elderly. danny vincent reports from sham shui po district. for mr fong, home is a three metre square cage. the city s extreme poor live in subdivided apartments. hong kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. until recently, six people lived in this room. but when 0micron hit, he lost two room mates in the space of a week. translation: one person died on that bed. the other person also died. he slept over on that bed. we called the ambulance, it got through but no one picked up.
the city s extreme poor live in subdivided apartments. hong kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world, until recently, six people lived in this room. but when 0micron hit, he lost two room mates in the space of a week. translation: one person died on thatj bed, the other person also died. he slept over on that bed. we called the ambulance, it got through but no one picked up. for the poor, living with covid means living in tiny apartments where the virus can easily spread, self isolating is almost impossible. translation: it was too late, he died at about 8:00pm - night, he suffered a lot, he kept saying he was unwell, he had asthma and underlying illnesses. hong kong is coming out of the fifth wave of covid i9.
that s the day i told my room mates, hey, we have to buckle down. this month, a bill for $2,000. it had to have been a mistake. it wasn t. they said this was a reconciliation over the last six months. according to this, it should have been between $700 and $800 per month. millions of americans are seeing surging utility bills. with huge hikes on fuel oil, propane, pipe gas, and electricity. how did the company explain the price hike? the first thing they said is their costs have tripled. the natural gas market is largely driving that, and the war in ukraine is adding fuel to the fire. because of the war in ukraine, which is continuing to get worse, those prices are going to stay high for the remainder of the year and maybe longer. lower income families are being crushed. spending on average 38% of their income on energy. up from 27% just two years ago. and the timing is terrible, with rising inflation on food, rent, clothing, and much more.