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Yuen Kwok-Yung: Actions needed to prepare for COVID-19 vaccines
Chinese version of this article was published in Ming Pao on 25th December 2020 Written by David Lung, Honorary Assistant Professor;…
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HKU experts call for tighter COVID-19 measures
HKU experts said the fourth wave of the epidemic has arrived, and called on the government to take emergency measures…
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Working together for a clean and healthy Hong Kong
The towel story: Infectious disease expert warns of cross-contamination by shared public towels in wet markets
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HKU microbiologist proposes mandatory testing for people with respiratory symptoms
In an interview with Commercial Radio on Tuesday, HKU’s microbiologist Prof Yuen Kwok-yung proposed mandatory Covid-19 testing for patients with…
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Research
[Nature Microbiology] Metallodrug ranitidine bismuth citrate suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication and relieves virus-associated pneumonia in Syrian hamsters
Nature Microbiology, 7 October 2020 Shuofeng Yuan, Runming Wang, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Anna Jinxia Zhang, Tianfan Cheng, Kenn Ka-Heng Chik,…
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[Cell Reports Medicine] Oral SARS-CoV-2 inoculation establishes subclinical respiratory infection with virus shedding in golden Syrian hamsters
Cell Reports Medicine, 21 September 2020 Andrew Chak-Yiu Lee, Anna Jinxia Zhang, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Can Li, Zhimeng Fan, Feifei…
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[Infection] Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in conjunctival secretions from patients without ocular symptoms
Infection, 17 September 2020 Li, X., Chan, J.F., Li, K.K. et al. Highlights: A total of 158 conjunctival swabs were…
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HKU research reveals potential drugs for SARS-CoV-2 and five other viruses
The latest HKU research showed that P9R, a broad-spectrum antiviral peptide, can inhibit pH-dependent viruses, including Covid-19 and influenza virus.…
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[Nature Communications] A broad-spectrum virus- and host-targeting peptide against respiratory viruses including influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2
Nature Communications, 25 August 2020 Hanjun Zhao, Kelvin K. W. To, Kong-Hung Sze, Timothy Tin-Mong Yung, Mingjie Bian, Hoiyan Lam,…
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