China coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers have already developed vaccine but...
Hong Kong researchers have already developed a vaccine for the deadly Wuhan coronavirus – but need time to test it, according to infectious diseases expert Professor Yuen Kwok-yung.Scientists in...
View ArticleHong Kong unemployment rate expected to hit 2003 levels at up to 5 per cent...
The unfolding crisis from the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak has dealt yet another blow to Hong Kong’s fragile economy, with authorities warning of a higher unemployment rate comparable to that of 2003...
View ArticleSingle and unemployed? New study says you’re more likely to die when it gets...
A new study has suggested jobless and unmarried Hongkongers are most at risk of dying during a cold snap, as temperatures plummet across the city.There should be a better protocol on public health...
View ArticleHong Kong protesters disrupt MTR services, declare ‘dawn of anti-epidemic’...
Small groups of radical protesters in Hong Kong disrupted road traffic and rail services to mainland China on Wednesday morning in a reminder that the anti-government campaign of the past seven months...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: Hong Kong professor Yuen Kwok-yung says effectiveness of...
The effectiveness of drugs being developed in Hong Kong to combat the deadly Wuhan coronavirus could be judged within weeks, infectious diseases expert Professor Yuen Kwok-yung has revealed ahead of...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: after a two-day break, Hong Kong has three more cases
A 48-hour respite from new coronavirus infections came to an end for Hong Kong on Wednesday, after three more patients tested positive for the potentially deadly illness, bringing the local total to...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: Hong Kong and mainland passengers descend on West Kowloon...
Passengers rushed to catch the last high-speed trains between Hong Kong and mainland China on Wednesday, ahead of the city government’s shutdown of West Kowloon station and other parts of the...
View ArticleLong queues at outlets across Hong Kong selling masks, as panic buying...
Hundreds of people queued up for face masks across Hong Kong on Wednesday amid a shortfall of protective gear in a city gripped by the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.At some outlets of Thai lifestyle chain...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: quarantine anyone coming to Hong Kong from epicentre of...
Hongkongers who have returned to the city from the epicentre of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in mainland China should be quarantined, by force if necessary, a leading medical expert has...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: Hong Kong nurses call in sick in protest at government...
At least 90 nurses took sick leave on Wednesday at three Hong Kong hospitals, ahead of a potential strike planned by a health care workers’ union in protest at the government’s response to the...
View ArticleLack of oxygen in marine environments may threaten fish populations, study...
A lack of oxygen in marine environments made worse by climate change may threaten fish populations worldwide, as it affects the reproductive functions of female fish, a study led by a Hong Kong...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: study places incubation period around 5 days
The period between exposure to the new coronavirus that originated in China and symptoms is 5.2 days on average, but varies greatly among patients, according to one of the largest studies yet published...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: tensions high as thousands queue in Hong Kong desperate...
Tensions boiled over outside some shops in Hong Kong as thousands queued for surgical masks to protect themselves from the Wuhan virus amid growing fears of supply shortages.Braving the cold weather...
View ArticleThree Hong Kong universities declared ‘most international’ by Times Higher...
Hong Kong is home to three of the world’s “most international universities”, including City University (CityU), according to data compiled by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.Among...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: Hubei residents found in Hong Kong hotels, but security...
Security officials said 15 travellers from Hubei province, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, had been found in Hong Kong hotels, but admitted they were powerless to isolate or deport...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: where to find surgical masks in Hong Kong, when to throw...
Hongkongers are facing shortages and price rises on top of cold weather during their increasingly frantic quests for surgical masks to help protect themselves from the Wuhan coronavirus.The number of...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: more than 32 million masks on their way to Hong Kong as...
Hong Kong’s No 2 official has said that more than 32 million masks are on their way to the city for public use as he hoped to quell growing alarm over a shortage of supplies to protect residents...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: Singapore’s seven habits for good hygiene
It is famous for impeccably clean streets, some of the world’s toughest littering laws and standards of public hygiene most countries could only dream about.Singapore’s reputation for sanitary...
View ArticleHong Kong confirms 11th case of deadly China coronavirus
An 11th patient in Hong Kong has been confirmed as infected with the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, according to sources.The Post was told the patient was the daughter of an elderly couple who were...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: pressure builds on Hong Kong hotels to turn away guests...
Hotels in Hong Kong are coming under increasing pressure from unions and the public to turn away guests from mainland China.On Thursday, local authorities revealed they had found 15 travellers visiting...
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