Ben Cowling
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Research
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[The New England Journal of Medicine] From a Sprint to a Marathon in Hong Kong
A gripping tale on how COVID-19 has brought three veterans of epidemic research together. “As scientists conducting research during a…
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Health Tips
Do you need to wear a mask during outdoor exercise?
For people who are wondering if wearing a mask is a must while exercising outdoor, and how a mask would…
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In the News
Why wearing face mask helps to protect you from coronavirus
Health authorities in Asia have encouraged all citizens to put on masks to prevent the spread of the virus since…
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Research
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[HKUMed] Real-time situation report by the instantaneous effective reproductive number (Rt) of COVID-19
Rt has been kept < 1 since late Janauary. Yet, the city is at the highest risk since this began,…
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Research
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[Nature Medicine] Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China
Nature Medicine, 19 Mar 2020 Joseph T. Wu, Kathy Leung, Mary Bushman, Nishant Kishore, Rene Niehus, Pablo M. de Salazar,…
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E-Learning
HKU MOOC: Epidemics II
A three-week free online course on infectious disease epidemiology with reference to COVID-19.
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In the News
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[TIME] China reported a huge increase in new COVID-19 cases. Here’s why it’s actually a step in the right direction
AMY GUNIA and MICHAEL ZENNIE, 13 February, 2020 Ben Cowling, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of…
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