Study finds bactericidal properties of conventional drugs can be revived by new technologies in MDR E. coli infections
Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok of the Department of orthopaedics and traumatology, school of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKU Med) has developed a non invasive technique to revive the bactericidal effects of conventional medicines in Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) Escherichia-coli (E.coli) associated deep...
Read moreAuthorities inspect 165 pubs in Hong Kong over the weekend
Several pubs and bars came under scrutiny and were inspected by the Hong Kong government authorities this weekend.165 pubs and bars in the nightlife district (Lan Kwai Fong) were checked by officials from the Food and Environmental Health Department and Police department. Ten of the bars were instructed to...
Read moreRAT kits to be distributed after virus detected in sewage samples
After the recent detection of the Covid-19 virus in sewage samples collected from the city, the Hong Kong Special administrative region (HKSAR) Government has decided to distribute around 1,80,000 Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits. The Rapid Antigen Test kits will be distributed amongst the residents and cleaning and maintenance...
Read moreHong Kong officials recommend that five key communities, which include animal care workers, get immunised against Monkeypox before being exposed
Although mass vaccination for Monkeypox is not recommended, those who have been exposed to the disease should be immunised within 4 days of the first contact. Pre-exposure vaccination is being considered for 5 target groups, but it should not be administered within 4 weeks of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. The...
Read moreHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, says it’s too early to tell when the sixth wave of the Coronavirus will come
The outgoing leader of Hong Kong has claimed that it is “too early” to predict a sixth Covid-19 wave but has vowed that the administration will “wholeheartedly devote itself to preparing conditions” for state leaders to visit at the end of the month. On Tuesday evening, Chief Executive Carrie Lam...
Read moreCoronavirus in Hong Kong: As the city logs 543 new infections, health experts fear a resurge
Coronavirus outbreaks in Hong Kong’s public schools have increased to 204 just weeks before the city marks its 25th anniversary under Chinese rule. On Monday, public health officials issued an advisory in response to 543 new cases of Covid-19, including 86 cases that were imported. There were no fatalities as...
Read moreCoronavirus: fourth nightclub cluster found in Hong Kong while 250 bar patrons fined for breaching
Fourteen cases have been reported at Shuffle nightclub in Lan Kwai Fong. Following a police raid in Sham Shui Po, 151 males and 100 females, ranging in age from 20 to 65, were given fixed-penalty warnings. Another cluster of Covid-19 has been discovered in Hong Kong nightclubs, the fourth this...
Read moreCoronavirus: Hong Kong logs 515 cases, clusters tied to bars in Central grow as authorities warn of rising infections
Public health officials have issued a health warning Covid- The number of new cases in Hong Kong has surpassed 500 for the second time in a row, with most of the increase coming from a series of outbreaks at bars in a popular Central entertainment district. There were 515 new...
Read moreThird coronavirus cluster emerges in heart of Hong Kong’s nightlife district, as officials warn residents against trying to cheat vaccine pass rules
According to health officials, 18 individuals have been linked to a new outbreak that has been connected to the Pottinger Street, Central, Linq bar. One of those people went to a location where another outbreak had occurred previously. Six people have had their cases referred to the police because they...
Read moreHong Kong Backpedals on Home Quarantine for Covid Sub-Variants
During the current lethal wave, Hong Kong City had decided to quarantine its residents at home. With camps ready to go, there is a lingering sense of core seclusion. As a preventative step, Hong Kong has brought back one of its strictest Covid Zero measures, requiring patients and their close contacts...
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