https://www.scmp.com/rss/506767/feed Sir Colin Blakemore joined the new Department of Neuroscience at CityU last year from the Universities of Oxford and London. From 2003-7 he directed the UK Medical Research Council, which established the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College. He has been involved in many areas of scientific advice to government and public communication about science. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Until the end of June, Hong Kong was exceptionally successful in controlling the outbreak of Covid-19. But the sudden burst of new cases during July, taking the total from about 1,200 to more than 3,000, is very worrying. In such a rapidly evolving situation, decisions about how to respond must be made very quickly, without the luxury of time to try out different strategies and see what works or what doesn’t. How, then, can we make sensible decisions about the introduction of new social... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3095460/what-hong-kong-can-do-avoid-total-lockdown-and-fourth-wave-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3095460/what-hong-kong-can-do-avoid-total-lockdown-and-fourth-wave-covid-19?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 31 Jul 2020 06:15:15 +0000