HKU in the news (Feb 27-Mar 4)

Mar 4 HKU microbiologist Dr Ho Pak-leung praises the measures taken in Hong Kong and predicts there may be up to 5pc Wuhan evacuees may be infected (Professor Ho Pak-leung) (link)

Mar 3 HKU to team up with HK Hospital Authority to take samples from the passengers on the government-chartered flights returning from Wuhan (link)

Mar 3 HKU Dean of Medicine promotes the use of ‘elbow shake’ as greeting gesture (Professor Gabriel Leung) (link)

Mar 2 HKU Dean of Medicine warns the second wave of infections may hit Hong Kong and suggests the public to stock up on masks for a few months’ use (Professor Gabriel Leung) (link)

Mar 2 HKU helps HKDSE and IB candidates to be better prepared for public exams by hosting a live sharing session on Facebook and inviting past HKDSE and IB top scorers to share their study experience and test-taking skills. (link)

Feb 29 HKU experts say there is no evidence that pets are infected by COVID-19 (Professor Yuen Kwok-yun , Professor Ho Pak-leung) (link)

Feb 27 HKU microbiologists analyze first 23 COVID-19 patients and find that there are 100,000,000 virus particles in 1ml of mucus or saliva (Professor Yuen Kwok-yun , Professor Ho Pak-leung) (link)