The next coronavirus: how a biotech boom is boosting Asian defences
When Singapore biotech company Celligenics was established three years ago, its founders decided that it should be rooted in Asia so it could solve Asian problems.The company, which specialises in...
View ArticleMythbusters: as Hong Kong coronavirus cases mount, so do social media...
As the number of coronavirus cases rise in Hong Kong, so do the rumours, false claims, and faked images on social media.In a first, police arrested a 39-year-old security guard on February 4, who was...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong government scrambles to buy more masks after revealing...
The Hong Kong government is scrambling to buy more surgical masks as it revealed it only has 12 million left, and the city’s public hospitals only have a month’s supply remaining as the battle against...
View ArticleCoronavirus: after frantic dash to cross border on Friday, Shenzhen Bay Port...
Following a frantic dash to cross one of Hong Kong’s few remaining open border crossings with mainland China, traffic dropped drastically on Saturday morning as the government’s 14-day mandatory...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong civil servants ‘assigned’ quarantine tasks despite...
Government staff say they are being drafted in for Hong Kong’s quarantine operation despite senior officials telling them involvement in the emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak is...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam admits government supply of surgical...
Hong Kong’s leader has said the government has bought 48 million masks and received 17 million more from mainland China as it scrambles to address shortages caused by the deadly coronavirus, but...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Japanese lifestyle store closed for disinfection in Hong Kong’s...
A Japanese lifestyle chain store in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay has been closed for disinfection after one of its employees was found to have come in contact with a coronavirus patient.The Muji branch in...
View ArticleHong Kong medical workers’ union sets up fund to support striking employees...
A fund has been set up by the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance to support its striking members if they are penalised, as the authorities on Saturday did not rule out penalties but reiterated that...
View ArticleCoronavirus: quarantine measures ‘drastically reduce’ number of people...
The number of people entering Hong Kong fell sharply on Saturday as a 14-day mandatory quarantine scheme to tackle the deadly coronavirus took effect, while the city’s leader reassured the public more...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Hong Kong’s ethnic minority leaders slam government over...
Community leaders have accused the government of failing to provide important health information and surgical masks for Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities during the coronavirus outbreak, while displaying a...
View ArticleHong Kong confirms three new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing tally...
Hong Kong on Sunday confirmed three more cases of coronavirus infections, taking the total tally to 29, with the new results linked to a large family gathering and an elderly man who had no recent...
View ArticleCoronavirus: 3,600 passengers and crew members on World Dream cruise stranded...
All passengers and crew members on the World Dream cruise ship quarantined in Hong Kong for four days left the vessel on Sunday, with control measures completed, health authorities said.All 1,800 crew...
View ArticleCoronavirus: calls mount for Hong Kong government to make surgical masks a...
The coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong has prompted growing calls for the government to include surgical masks under a list of reserved commodities required by law, sharing the same status with rice.As...
View ArticleCoronavirus impact on Hong Kong economy could be more severe than 2003’s...
Hong Kong’s finance chief has warned that the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak could be more severe than in 2003 when the city was hit by Sars.Writing on his official blog on Sunday,...
View ArticleCoronavirus: with 468 quarantined on Day 1 of border scheme, officials ask...
Hong Kong officials asked for understanding from the public on Sunday as they revealed 468 cross-border travellers had been placed in quarantine on the first day of the new plan’s implementation, and...
View ArticleMahjong and talking pigs – unusual coronavirus challenges facing Chinese...
Authorities from China have been dealing with some unusual challenges in enforcing coronavirus containment, including mahjong addicts who refuse to give up the game and rumours featuring a talking...
View ArticleCoronavirus: nine members of same family test positive for disease in Hong...
Nine members of the same Hong Kong family have tested positive for the deadly new coronavirus after sharing a hotpot and barbecue meal.They made up almost all of the 10 positive cases reported in the...
View ArticleA new strain of resistance? How the coronavirus crisis is changing Hong...
When about 9,000 medical workers went on strike for five days early this month, it signalled not only their dissatisfaction with the Hong Kong government’s handling of the new coronavirus outbreak, but...
View ArticleFree live-streamed videos launched for Hong Kong parents and children in...
A free live-streaming platform will be launched in Hong Kong on Monday to provide mental wellness support for parents and children amid the suspension of classes sparked by the coronavirus outbreak.The...
View ArticleCoronavirus: the frontline workers left to keep Hong Kong safe without...
Security guard Maggie Cheng disinfects the entrance of the residential building where she works during her 12-hour shift.The 62-year-old said her company only required her to sanitise the doormat for...
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