Yuen Kwok-yung
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In the News
HKU hamster research shows masks effective in preventing Covid-19 transmission
Tests on hamsters showed wearing surgical masks can significantly reduce the non-contact transmission of the deadly Covid-19 virus, especially when…
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In the News
HKU team says Asian bats likely ‘original host’ of virus
The novel coronavirus is likely to have come from bats, according to the latest study by the HKU. Microbiologists at…
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Research
[Nature Medicine] Infection of bat and human intestinal organoids by SARS-CoV-2
Nature Medicine, May 13 2020 Jie Zhou, Cun Li, Xiaojuan Liu, Man Chun Chiu, Xiaoyu Zhao, Dong Wang, Yuxuan Wei,…
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In the News
HKU researchers find triple drug suppresses virus nearly twice as fast as single drug
A combination of three drugs suppressed the virus that causes Covid19 within seven days when used on patients in Hong…
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Research
[Journal of Infection] The role of community-wide wearing of face mask for control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic due to SARS-CoV-2
Journal of Infection, 17 April 2020 Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk-Ching Wong, Vivien W.M. Chuang, Simon Y.C. So, Jonathan H.K. Chen,…
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[Clinical Infectious Disease] Comparative replication and immune activation profiles of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV in human lungs: an ex vivo study with implications for the pathogenesis of COVID-19
Clinical Infectious Disease, 9 Apr 2020 Hin Chu, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Yixin Wang, Terrence Tsz-Tai Yuen, Yue Chai, Yuxin Hou,…
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Live From Hong Kong
Face masks reduce rate of infection and help control epidemic, says HKU expert
On April 2, 2020, fightcovid19.hku.hk conducted a live conversation with Professor Yuen Kwok-yung, microbiologist, Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases,…
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[Gastroenterology] Gastrointestinal manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection and virus load in fecal samples from the Hong Kong cohort and systematic review and meta-analysis
Gastroenterology, 6 Apr 2020 Ka Shing Cheung, Ivan FN. Hung, Pierre PY. Chan, K.C. Lung, Eugene Tso, Raymond Liu, Y.Y.…
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