Chinese renowned respiratory scientist Zhong Nanshan is well known for his pivotal role in China’s fight against the Sars epidemic in 2002 and 2003. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese renowned respiratory scientist Zhong Nanshan is well known for his pivotal role in China’s fight against the Sars epidemic in 2002 and 2003. Photo: Xinhua
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Tencent teams up with ‘Sars hero’ Zhong Nanshan on AI, big data lab to combat coronavirus and predict outbreaks

  • The joint lab aims to combat the novel coronavirus and help prevent future epidemics
  • Tencent is the latest company to team up with top expert Zhong, who is also collaborating with Alibaba Cloud and Foxconn

Celia Chen
Celia Chen in Shenzhen

Updated: 11:04pm, 28 Feb, 2020

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Chinese renowned respiratory scientist Zhong Nanshan is well known for his pivotal role in China’s fight against the Sars epidemic in 2002 and 2003. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese renowned respiratory scientist Zhong Nanshan is well known for his pivotal role in China’s fight against the Sars epidemic in 2002 and 2003. Photo: Xinhua
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