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The Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) has killed more than 800 people since 2012.
- Nearly 300 clinical studies are under way in 39 countries and regions in search for an effective treatment for Covid-19
- New index documenting all current studies will be updated weekly
Researchers from Imperial College in London looked at how 11 countries had responded to the crisis and estimated how many lives had been saved by intervention.
Researchers from Imperial College in London looked at how 11 countries had responded to the crisis and estimated how many lives had been saved by intervention.
Not associating Wuhan with the virus in the naming of Covid-19 follows WHO best practice for naming diseases. Likewise, its travel recommendations are also consistent with its own guidelines, and in no way favour China.
Not associating Wuhan with the virus in the naming of Covid-19 follows WHO best practice for naming diseases. Likewise, its travel recommendations are also consistent with its own guidelines, and in no way favour China.
New comprehensive analysis of virus cases in mainland China showed that age was a key determining factor in serious infections.
New comprehensive analysis of virus cases in mainland China showed that age was a key determining factor in serious infections.
The US president has adopted a cooperative tone on the pandemic after a phone call with his Chinese counterpart.
The US president has adopted a cooperative tone on the pandemic after a phone call with his Chinese counterpart.
The first published postmortem results found Sars-like lesions on the lungs of an 85-year-old from Wuhan.
The first published postmortem results found Sars-like lesions on the lungs of an 85-year-old from Wuhan.
Pathological features of Covid-19 greatly resemble those seen in Sars and Mers, say researchers in Beijing, who used samples from 50-year-old.
Pathological features of Covid-19 greatly resemble those seen in Sars and Mers, say researchers in Beijing, who used samples from 50-year-old.
Another Wuhan doctor says she was silenced after raising concerns about human-to-human transmission.
Another Wuhan doctor says she was silenced after raising concerns about human-to-human transmission.
American health specialists offering to take part in the international mission ‘have not been invited’
American health specialists offering to take part in the international mission ‘have not been invited’
Containing the virus and assessing its economic impact are the priorities, observers say after US adviser predicts fall in agricultural products Beijing buys.
Containing the virus and assessing its economic impact are the priorities, observers say after US adviser predicts fall in agricultural products Beijing buys.
Despite hard lessons learned from Sars in 2003, many Hong Kong organisations and educational institutions remain unaware of the need to devise guidelines for facing an epidemic of such a scale.
Despite hard lessons learned from Sars in 2003, many Hong Kong organisations and educational institutions remain unaware of the need to devise guidelines for facing an epidemic of such a scale.
The new contagion may be far less deadly than severe acute respiratory syndrome but it has already infected more than four times as many people.
The new contagion may be far less deadly than severe acute respiratory syndrome but it has already infected more than four times as many people.
Beijing accuses Washington of spreading fear and setting a bad example for other countries with its response to the outbreak.
Beijing accuses Washington of spreading fear and setting a bad example for other countries with its response to the outbreak.
Li Ruiqi’s mother went into a Wuhan hospital for an operation. Now she has the infection but nowhere to go for treatment.
Li Ruiqi’s mother went into a Wuhan hospital for an operation. Now she has the infection but nowhere to go for treatment.
Documentary series airing as China battles coronavirus outbreak warns a new flu pandemic is inevitable, and points out it is the country where ‘virtually all of the deadly influenza viruses’ of past 50 years have emerged.
Documentary series airing as China battles coronavirus outbreak warns a new flu pandemic is inevitable, and points out it is the country where ‘virtually all of the deadly influenza viruses’ of past 50 years have emerged.
From Sars to Mers, swine flu to bird flu, the plague to the Hong Kong flu of 1968: here are the other times Asia has fought off deadly diseases.
From Sars to Mers, swine flu to bird flu, the plague to the Hong Kong flu of 1968: here are the other times Asia has fought off deadly diseases.
The outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus comes just weeks before tens of millions of Chinese travellers take part in the ‘world’s largest human migration’.
The outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus comes just weeks before tens of millions of Chinese travellers take part in the ‘world’s largest human migration’.
Man in question, a foreign national, was sent to hospital by ambulance; areas he passed through in West Kowloon terminus were cleaned and disinfected.
Man in question, a foreign national, was sent to hospital by ambulance; areas he passed through in West Kowloon terminus were cleaned and disinfected.
Researchers say combination of cyclosporine – an immunosuppressant often used in organ transplants to prevent rejection – and interferon, which is used to treat influenza, show significant improvement in stopping virus from spreading in body and reducing tissue damage.
Researchers say combination of cyclosporine – an immunosuppressant often used in organ transplants to prevent rejection – and interferon, which is used to treat influenza, show significant improvement in stopping virus from spreading in body and reducing tissue damage.
Exercise simulated a global health disaster with fictional elements to force government officials and experts to make the kinds of key decisions they could face in a real pandemic
Exercise simulated a global health disaster with fictional elements to force government officials and experts to make the kinds of key decisions they could face in a real pandemic
HKU-led research team links disease to single-humped animals in Saudi Arabia, detecting up to three strains of virus in nasal swabs
HKU-led research team links disease to single-humped animals in Saudi Arabia, detecting up to three strains of virus in nasal swabs