Victor Ting
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Chinese medicine may help relieve 'long Covid' symptoms such as fatigue, study shows, Lifestyle News
Hong Kong's first study on using traditional Chinese medicine to treat patients with "long Covid-19" has found the therapy can ease symptoms such as fatigue in more than one in three patients. The findings, announced at a press conference on Wednesday (Sept 28), came days after Hospital Authority chief executive Henry Fan Hung Ling called for a "significant expansion" of... → Read More
Hong Kong's leader says Covid-19 six times more deadly than flu, but experts disagree, China News
Health experts have disputed claims by Hong Kong's leader that Covid-19 is six times more fatal than the flu, saying the mortality rates for the two respiratory illnesses were similar, partly because of high levels of immunity. The medical specialists on Wednesday (Sept 14) estimated the fatality rate for the coronavirus in Hong Kong stood at 0.098 per cent, close... → Read More
No crisis ahead: Hong Kong experts agree Covid-19 spike not as serious as fifth wave, no need for harsh measures
Convinced that vaccination has helped to safeguard Hongkongers, experts urge more to get their jabs → Read More
Coronavirus: Hong Kong eases group threshold for vaccine outreach service at schools from 30 to 10; 27-month-old boy latest young patient under intensive care
Civil service minister urges parents not to hesitate, pointing out more than 3,000 infants and toddlers between six months and three years of age have received jabs. → Read More
Coronavirus: Hong Kong may cut hotel quarantine to 5 days, with 2 more in home isolation, incoming health minister says
Professor Lo Chung-mau, who will be the new secretary for health on July 1, reveals a ‘5+2’ option is among possibilities being considered. → Read More
Coronavirus: elderly Hongkongers turn to expressive arts therapy to ease pandemic blues
The treatment has helped elderly residents suffering from long Covid open up and come out of their shell, says therapist Janet Li Wai-chong. → Read More
Coronavirus infection can lead to severe bone loss, Hong Kong researchers warn, China News
A coronavirus infection can cause severe inflammatory bone loss in the arms, legs and spine, according to a study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), with researchers urging long Covid patients to receive early check-ups to treat issues. The findings, based on trials carried out on Syrian hamsters which experience the infection similar to humans, revealed that the virus... → Read More
Famed Hong Kong nightlife district buzzing again as Covid curbs are eased, China News
Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district was buzzing once again on Thursday night after social-distancing curbs were eased further, with some bars and restaurants fully booked – but industry chiefs voiced concern about manpower shortages. Hundreds of revellers were scattered in groups around the popular Central entertainment spot, with people hanging out over a drink with friends against a... → Read More
Coronavirus: after another pandemic year for Hong Kong, how long can it remain a zero-Covid city?
As the city approaches its two-year Covid-19 anniversary, leading epidemiologist Benjamin Cowling says dangers remain, including the stubbornly low vaccination rate among the elderly. → Read More
Anger, apologies as top Hong Kong officials caught in Covid-19 party scandal, China News
Hong Kong’s leader has expressed “deep disappointment” at some of her top officials for blatantly ignoring the government’s own advice on avoiding large gatherings in the middle of a worrying Omicron outbreak to attend a birthday party that exposed them to a guest suspected to be infected with Covid-19. Confirming an exclusive Post report that home affairs chief Caspar Tsui... → Read More
Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports first untraceable local case in nearly 3 months, ‘likely to be an Omicron infection’ and may indicate silent transmission chains in community
Preliminary-positive case is a 42-year-old resident of Tsui Ning Garden in Tuen Mun, officials reveal. → Read More
Omicron variant may be more contagious than Delta, warns Hong Kong expert, China News
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus could be more contagious than the prevalent Delta strain, judging by a “surprisingly distant” transmission in a Hong Kong hotel, a top microbiologist warned on Wednesday, as a transit passenger who spent days at the airport became the city’s fourth case. Medical experts from the University of Hong Kong also urged the public... → Read More
Coronavirus: 1 million new doses of BioNTech vaccine arrive in Hong Kong
The government had not previously announced the purchase of the extra jabs, which arrived from Germany on a morning flight. → Read More
'They don't choose to have it': Why Covid-19 is hell for people with OCD, Lifestyle News
Nearly everything about the coronavirus pandemic seems tailor-made to increase the anxiety of Hongkongers living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). From washing their hands dozens of times a day, to locking themselves in their homes to avoid human contact, as well as relentless worrying about vaccine side effects, Covid-19 has exacerbated a mental health condition Hong Kong therapists… → Read More
Coronavirus: Hong Kong poverty rate hits 12-year high, government figures show
However, the government maintains that after adjusting for interventions it undertook amid the pandemic, the poverty rate actually fell slightly. → Read More
Coronavirus: BioNTech third shot offers ‘significantly higher’ immunity boost for Sinovac recipients with low antibody levels, Hong Kong researchers find
Landmark study finds those with low antibody levels after taking Sinovac’s jab would receive more of an immunity lift by taking BioNTech’s third dose. → Read More
Coronavirus: most Hong Kong diplomatic personnel, top business executives to lose quarantine exemptions from November 12
The policy shift will leave only a handful of categories such as cross-border truck drivers, aircrew and consul general-level diplomats eligible. → Read More
Coronavirus: staff at Hong Kong hospital to undergo stepped-up screening as part of push for border reopening; city confirms 2 imported cases
Fully vaccinated workers at the North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre will now be tested every three days, as opposed to every seven, as part of the push to satisfy Beijing’s demands for reopening the border. → Read More
Decoding the health code: can Hong Kong accept a mainland Chinese-style coronavirus app for border reopening?
Experts say technology exists to align Covid-19 protocols with the mainland, but privacy fears and a sceptical public are stumbling blocks. → Read More
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s 51-day streak without local Covid-19 infection over, after airport worker tests positive
Airport worker expected to be confirmed as having tested positive for the coronavirus. Chief Executive Carrie Lam promises to continue efforts to reopen border with mainland China. → Read More