https://www.scmp.com/rss/506443/feed Hong Kong innovations at the forefront of the global Covid-19 battle en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com [Sponsored article] The global number of infections of the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, is continuing to climb – and at an accelerating rate. While it took three months for the first 1 million people to be infected, by June, the six-month anniversary of the outbreak, the number had reached 10 million, resulting in 500,000 deaths. By November 1, nearly 46 million cases and 1.2 million deaths had been reported globally. One reason for the rises is the virus’ ability to survive in the air, as... https://www.scmp.com/presented/tech/innovation/topics/worlds-lab/article/3108541/3-hong-kong-hi-tech-firms-rapid?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/tech/innovation/topics/worlds-lab/article/3108541/3-hong-kong-hi-tech-firms-rapid?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Nov 2020 01:00:00 +0000 [Sponsored article] China’s civilisation, which spans more than 5,000 years, features a rich medical history. In the late 1500s the Chinese medical scholar Li Shizhen compiled the Compendium of Materia Medica, an extensive herbal medicine volume, which outlined how each item could be used to treat various diseases. Today the medical branch, collectively known as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is becoming increasingly relevant as the world fights the deadly spread of the coronavirus disease,... https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/health-environment/topics/worlds-lab/article/3100990/how-traditional?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/news/hong-kong/health-environment/topics/worlds-lab/article/3100990/how-traditional?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:20:00 +0000 [Sponsored article] The Covid-19 pandemic has proved to be a tough and long-drawn battle as many parts of the world are seeing the resurgence of the coronavirus disease. In New Zealand, for example, the general election scheduled for September 19 has been postponed until October 17 because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease, Covid-19, surfacing in August after 102 days with no reports of community transmission. Japan has been seeing four-digit daily increases of cases throughout much... https://www.scmp.com/presented/tech/innovation/topics/worlds-lab/article/3091225/hong-kong-battles-covid-19s-third-wave?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/presented/tech/innovation/topics/worlds-lab/article/3091225/hong-kong-battles-covid-19s-third-wave?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000