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Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project provides smart tips to the fight against COVID-19
Jockey Club SMART Family-Link Project, funded by Hong Kong Jockey Club and under the School of Public Health at the University…
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[DW] Coronavirus: Will a vaccine come in time?
As the number of cases of the deadly coronavirus increase around the world, so do efforts to develop a vaccine…
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[香港01] 兒童事務委員會派一萬個口罩 十個非政府組織受惠
黃桂桂, 22 Feb, 2020 兒童事務委員會非官方委員於周六(22日)到訪旺角、大角咀和深水埗,向十個非政府組織派發合共一萬個口罩,以支援基層兒童抗疫。香港大學李嘉誠醫學院兒童及青少年科學系臨床副教授、兒童事務委員會非官方委員葉柏強醫生分享:「基層家庭和有特殊學習需要的兒童由於居住環境擠迫,生活空間 狹小,營養吸收不足,身體健康方面有較多問題,許多時都是較易受感染和染病後會 病得較嚴重的高危一群。面對今次疫情,口罩短缺,這班高危的兒童正正就是最缺乏 保護和被關注的一群。有見及此,我們希望通過今次捐贈兒童口罩喚起大眾對基層兒 童缺乏口罩和防疫衛生保護的關注。」 Full Report 兒童事務委員會非官方委員,左三為港大醫學院葉柏強醫生(圖片由兒童事務委員會提供) 兒童事務委員會非官方委員 在深水埗一帶的劏房和板間 房派發兒童口罩。(圖片由兒童事務委員會提供) 兒童事務委員會非官方委員把口罩送給來自香港赫特穆諾博瓦伊斯蘭理事會的穆斯林兒童。右一為港大醫學院葉柏強醫生(圖片由兒童事務委員會提供)
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Watch: HKU professor Ivan Hung talks about the latest outbreak information and health tips on RTHK
香港大學醫學院內科學系臨床教授孔繁毅在RTHK節目《醫生與你 同行抗疫》中,回答以下疑問: 新型冠狀病毒和感冒的病徵有何不同?判斷得到嗎? 有傳低溫會令新型冠狀病毒更活躍,那麼近期天氣冷要多關窗是真的嗎? 我們常在新聞聽到的「快速測試」,一般要3至4小時才有結果,到底在提升檢測速度方面有沒有新進展? 檢測結果的所謂「假陰性」,其實問題出現在哪裏?是不是準確度不足夠? 現時醫院處方醫治新冠肺炎的利巴韋林和蛋白酶抑制劑,有沒有副作用? Professor Ivan Hung, LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong,…
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[ET Now] How soon can we expect a vaccine? Tune in as Prof John Nicholls from University of Hong Kong, joins us for a special discussion
https://twitter.com/i/status/1229627112115646464 Coronavirus death toll has crossed 1,800-mark with over 72,000 confirmed cases. Prof John Nicholls from University of Hong Kong…
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[National Geographic] Here’s what coronavirus does to the body
Amy McKeever, 17 February, 2020 Emergent coronaviruses like SARS and MERS can spark a viral-induced fire throughout many of a…
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圖解全面清潔衣物、日常用品的正確方式 FAQs on the proper methods of maintaining the hygiene of personal everyday items
除了飛沫傳播,新型冠狀病毒還可以透過眼睛結膜感染而進入人體。市民可以佩戴眼鏡或平光鏡保護眼球以外,亦不妨多清潔隨身物品,如眼鏡、手機等。港大醫學院內科學系臨床教授孔繁毅爲大家解釋如何為防疫工作做足準備。 Apart from droplets transmission, the new coronavirus can infect us through the conjunctiva in our eyes as well. As…
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HKU Faculty of Medicine: FAQs about surgical masks
As COVID-19 novel coronavirus are raging, surgical masks are in short supply. Questions about masks from the public are…
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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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[Guardian] Coronavirus ‘could infect 60% of the global population if unchecked’
Sarah Boseley, 11 Feb, 2020 Professor Gabriel Leung, Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University…
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