Commuters in masks at Admiralty station in Hong Kong. An expert says that while mainland China’s situation is stabilising, the contagion has spread worldwide. Photo: Felix Wong
Commuters in masks at Admiralty station in Hong Kong. An expert says that while mainland China’s situation is stabilising, the contagion has spread worldwide. Photo: Felix Wong

Coronavirus epidemic will not end this year, Hong Kong’s leading microbiologist says

  • HKU’s Professor Yuen Kwok-yung says while mainland China’s situation is stabilising, contagion has spread worldwide and now the concern is reversed importation
  • He adds that while virus has been mutating, there is no evidence to suggest it has grown more deadly

Commuters in masks at Admiralty station in Hong Kong. An expert says that while mainland China’s situation is stabilising, the contagion has spread worldwide. Photo: Felix Wong
Commuters in masks at Admiralty station in Hong Kong. An expert says that while mainland China’s situation is stabilising, the contagion has spread worldwide. Photo: Felix Wong
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