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HKU on Coronavirus (Mar 12-18)

2020-03-20

HKU in the news (Mar 12-18)

Mar 18 HKU partners with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to rapidly develop a vaccine candidate against COVID-19 (link)

Mar 17 HKU microbiologist Professor Yuen kwok-yung calls to cancel overseas travel until the end of the year and to wear face mask every day (Professor Yuen Kwok-yun) (link)

Mar 16 H HKU teams up with health technology start-up Biofourmis to deploy devices and data analytics tools to remotely monitor Covid-19 virus patients and others under quarantine (link)

Mar 15 HKU microbiologist Professor Dr Ho Pak-leung urges ban on non-HK arrivals from red-zone (Professor Ho Pak-leung) (link)

Mar 15 HKU microbiologist Professor Yuen kwok-yung calls for all arrivals into Hong Kong from United States and Britain to undergo mandatory self-quarantine (Professor Yuen Kwok-yun) (link)

Mar 14 HKU microbiologist helps investigating multiple infections at Heng Tai HouseTai Po and comments it is ’not a new Amoy Gardens (Professor Yuen Kwok-yung) (link)