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Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers find three-drug combination suppresses virus nearly twice as fast as drug held up as major hope against pandemic

As U.S. and China fight, their scientists collaborate

Hong Kong now has too few new Covid-19 cases to calculate the real-time transmission rate

How the Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells

Coronavirus that causes Covid-19 can produce more than three times as many pathogens than Sars strain, HKU study reveals

World Lockdown: Battling the Pandemic

5 charts of daily coronavirus cases and deaths reveal how differently the outbreak has affected 5 major countries

To lift the lockdown, Britain should follow China's example

Global coronavirus cases pass 1.5 million amid fears of second wave of outbreaks

Podcast: Will coronavirus change the pangolins’ fate?

Scientists Try To Figure Out If Summer Will Slow The Spread Of COVID-19

More private docs wanted for virus hunt

A handy guide to buying face masks in Hong Kong: which type, how much and where to get them

Maintaining mental well-being must be a focus during quarantine

Tougher action urged in HK against coronavirus

Key quotes: So you're a health reporter, now what?

Coronavirus can stay on face masks for up to a week, study finds

Lockdown Can’t Last Forever. Here’s How to Lift It.

Tests show key turning point on seventh day

Asian universities face online assessment hurdles in virus crisis

hamsters may show path toward reducing viral load in Covid-19 patients, Hong Kong microbiology team finds

Infected but Feeling Fine: The Unwitting Coronavirus Spreaders

Governments have ‘responsibility’ to help reimburse students

China Created a Fail-Safe System to Track Contagions. It Failed.

From masks to meal boxes, businesses step in to help medics battling coronavirus

As Covid-19 infections rise, strategy shift for Hong Kong’s hospital beds necessary, experts warn

Can China return to normalcy while keeping the coronavirus in check?

Would everyone wearing face masks help us slow the pandemic?

Waging war on COVID-19

There’s no evidence the coronavirus jumped from pangolins to people

Covid-19 courses most sought after

Coronavirus patients may be most infectious in first week of symptoms, study finds

Coronavirus crisis inspiring 'unprecedented' global research effort

Mathematics of life and death: How disease models shape national shutdowns and other pandemic policies

Tougher measures against coronavirus may come this week as Hong Kong fights to contain local clusters and imported cases

A coronavirus test can be developed in 24 hours. So why are some countries still struggling to diagnose?

Sustainability of medical system questioned as infections soar

Hong Kong’s infected dogs were asymptomatic and close contacts of confirmed patients, expert says

Hotter the better for virus break

China to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown on Hubei 2 Months After Imposing It

HKU COVID-19 vaccine trials to start in July

These Families Traveled Twice Across the World to Stay Ahead of Coronavirus. They're Learning Nowhere Is Safe

One-in-THREE positive coronavirus tests are from 'silent carriers' who show NO symptoms, classified Chinese government data suggests

Beijing pushes traditional Chinese medicine as coronavirus treatment despite questions over benefits

Life on Lockdown in China

AMERICA'S CORONAVIRUS CASELOAD LOOKS WORSE THAN CHINA'S. HERE'S WHAT EXPERTS SAY

Coronavirus: bars in Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong’s nightlife hub will accept tougher measures if government helps with wages and rents, says mogul Allan Zeman

Close bars and restaurants if citizens keep going out, Gabriel Leung says

Hong Kong is bracing for a 2nd wave of coronavirus cases brought by people traveling from outside the city

Coronavirus Death Rate in Wuhan Lower Than Initial Estimates, New Study Finds

Hong Kong confirms a second dog is infected with coronavirus

Hong Kong Records Its Biggest Rise in Coronavirus Cases as New Wave of Infections Crashes Into Asia

Past health crises can inform reporting on COVID-19

HK doctor gives virus safety classes online

A Glimpse of the Coronavirus’s Possible Legacy

There is clear laboratory evidence that Covid-19 virus is heat sensitive, says professor John Nicholls

How social distancing is taking hold in Switzerland

Why the coronavirus is a ticking time bomb in the US: a costly and inefficient health care system

What China’s coronavirus response can teach the rest of the world

China risks a Covid-19 second wave

Trump’s latest travel ban highlights gaps in containment net

Hong Kong government told to double the number of tests conducted daily amid fears over complacency

China’s Coronavirus Spin

More signs that coronavirus takes less of a toll on children

They survived the coronavirus. Then they tested positive again. Why?

Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths

China’s Draconian Lockdown Is Getting Credit for Slowing Coronavirus. Would It Work Anywhere Else?

Will warmer weather slow the spread of coronavirus?

The contagious power of fear: why some believe that panic is a virus

No quick end to virus – so don’t lower your guard

Gabriel Leung estimates virus death rate at 1.4pc

Hong Kong researchers join US tech start-up to remotely monitor Covid-19 patients and quarantine cases in world’s first trial of its kind

Italy orders closure of all schools and universities due to coronavirus

Most Coronavirus Cases Are Mild. That’s Good and Bad News.

China’s aggressive measures have slowed the coronavirus. They may not work in other countries

Hong Kong expert claims outbreak is now a pandemic and US death could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

Hong Kong Has Contained Coronavirus So Far — But At A Significant Cost

Cruise siblings andhorse owner join tally

A critical question in getting a handle on coronavirus: What role do kids play in spreading it?

Controlling Coronavirus Will Mean Keeping People Apart

HKU launches three online support initiatives for secondary school and HKDSE students amid coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus outbreak slashes China's greenhouse gas emissions

has Hong Kong learned the hard lessons of Sars or is it repeating the same mistakes?

Time to use the p-word? Coronavirus enters dangerous new phase

Coronavirus: Hong Kong bans travellers from South Korea amid growing coronavirus outbreak, advises against trips to country

University of Hong Kong launches online learning programme for students during class suspension

Coronavirus Spreads Outside China as Officials’ Worries Mount

Six infected with virus in HK Buddhist temple

Curbs on S Korea, Japan visitors under study: expert

In Pictures: ‘These medics didn’t die for nothing’ – a visit to Hong Kong’s SARS memorial garden

Coronavirus cases aboard Diamond Princess ‘very disconcerting’

Cruise Passenger Whose Coronavirus Infection Went Undetected Shows It May Not Be Possible to Stop the Outbreak From Spreading

When will the coronavirus outbreak peak?

Here’s what coronavirus does to the body

HKU Engineering imseCAVE VR technology zooms into interactive teaching and learning

With Coronavirus, It’s Not Business as Usual: Handshake or Elbow Bump?

Coronavirus: Hong Kong doctors and nurses working in Shenzhen hospital risk it all with plan to treat patients in Wuhan

Spread love, not germs

How to make your own mask: Hong Kong scientists reveal temporary solution for those unable to get protective gear because of panic buying and price-gouging

Researchers develop diagnostic system that detects up to 40 infectious respiratory pathogens in one test

China Reported a Huge Increase in New COVID-19 Cases. Here’s Why It’s Actually a Step in the Right Direction

Sharp Rise in Coronavirus Cases Raises Questions About Outbreak’s Peak

Coronavirus still stumps experts on when human carrier turns infectious

Tsing Yi virus cases ‘not a new Amoy Gardens’

Coronavirus ‘could infect 60% of global population if unchecked’

Free live-streamed videos launched for Hong Kong parents and children in mental wellness drive amid class suspensions caused by coronavirus

Gabriel Leung: The Urgent Questions Scientists Are Asking About Coronavirus

A health emergency is no time to sideline the medical humanities

Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantine

Scientists are racing to model the next moves of a coronavirus that’s still hard to predict

HKU expert: warm weather may not end outbreak

Will the new coronavirus burn out like SARS … or is it here to stay?

Coronavirus: community outbreak declared in Hong Kong as government prepares to quarantine mainland Chinese entering city in hotels and other facilities

Coronavirus is testing the limits of China’s – and Hong Kong’s – preparedness

‘I can’t wait to hold my kids again’: Life inside Wuhan’s quarantine

Why the New Coronavirus (Mostly) Spares Children

How WeChat and Weibo fight coronavirus fake news

Why This Week Could Be Critical for Understanding How Bad the Coronavirus Outbreak Will Get

Researcher proposes banning Chinese from all infected areas

Coronavirus lurking in feces may be a hidden source of spread

Professor Yuen Kwok-yung: ‘Hong Kong in danger of becoming another Wuhan’

Coronavirus: Wuhan may be home to 75,815 infected, report says

In the news: WHO declares global coronavirus emergency

Here Are the First Images of How Coronavirus Replicates in Cells

As coronavirus spreads, so do spurious online claims about it in Hong Kong

I’ve studied the history of viral outbreaks. Coronavirus panic shows how little China learned from SARS

Coronavirus Has Now Spread To All Regions Of Mainland China

10-Year-Old Boy Raises Fears Wuhan Virus Could Spread Undetected

China coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers have already developed vaccine but need time to test it, expert reveals

Chinese officials crack down on wildlife markets as coronavirus outbreak nears 3,000 cases

China goes into emergency mode as number of confirmed Wuhan coronavirus cases reaches 2,700

Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 500 as Thousands of Cruise Passengers Held Over Infection Scare

China coronavirus: Hong Kong medical experts call for ‘draconian’ measures in city as research estimates there are already 44,000 cases in Wuhan

HKU Dr. Malik Peiris proposed as adviser to International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV

This may explain the spread of China’s new virus