Health & Environment
Disease

Hongkongers prepare to hunker down as coronavirus fears grow

The number of people on Hong Kong streets has dropped significantly as the  coronavirus outbreak has spread. Residents are also queuing for surgical masks and groceries amid fears of supply shortage.

January 31, 2020
video-play
On January 30, 2020, the United Nations’ World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV and the novel coronavirus, a global emergency.02:32
Coronavirus pandemic
WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a global emergency
January 31, 2020
video-play
The number of patients infected with an unknown strain of pneumonia continues to rise in Wuhan, the capital of China’s central province of Hubei. Health authorities in the city said the number of...01:20
Disease
Mystery virus spreads in Wuhan, China
January 6, 2020
video-play
An unknown strain of pneumonia has been making people ill in Wuhan, China.  44 people have been infected with the unidentified virus, with 11 of them in a serious condition.  The local government...02:03
Disease
Mystery illness outbreak in Wuhan, China
January 4, 2020
video-play
Singapore unveiled a new mosquito breeding facility on December 4, 2019, as part of its programme to fight dengue fever. Male insects infected with the Wolbachia bacteria in labs of the city state...01:09
Singapore
Singapore breeding mosquitoes to fight deadly dengue
December 6, 2019
video-play
The Philippines initiated a vaccination campaign on October 14, 2019, nearly a month after Manila declared a polio outbreak on September 19.  ...01:54
The Philippines
Philippines begins polio vaccination campaign
October 15, 2019
video-play
China’s top infectious disease expert says a strain of avian influenza virus is adapting and could make the leap from birds to mammals03:41
Disease
How close is the next pandemic?
December 5, 2024
video-play
Read more on this : https://sc.mp/n6pkp ...05:25
Asia
Mpox makes resurgence around Asia
August 30, 2024
video-play
For more on this: https://sc.mp/ed04bf ...02:43
Health in China
Should we be worried about respiratory outbreaks in China?
November 28, 2023
video-play
A Hong Kong molecular biologist who pioneered non-invasive prenatal testing is working with a commercial company to develop a blood test kit that can detect genetic material of cancer cells,...03:25
Hong Kong innovators
Hong Kong company, academic develop affordable cancer screening tests
June 27, 2023
video-play
Ali Saga still vividly recalls the day four decades ago when people in a clinic in Jakarta ran away from him after a doctor shouted, “This person is a leper!” Motivated by his years being treated...04:19
Indonesia
Indonesian leprosy survivor crafts new limbs for shunned villagers
February 1, 2023
video-play
A new mosquito repellent invented by Japanese cosmetic company Kao may be the solution to curbing dengue fever, an epidemic in Southeast Asia. The illness is transmitted through the bite of...01:46
Disease
New mosquito repellent may curb dengue fever in Southeast Asia
October 4, 2022
video-play
The global spread of monkeypox outside Africa is causing alarm, but experts say it is not likely to infect people like the coronavirus epidemic has. First identified in monkeys, monkeypox typically...01:28
Disease
Monkeypox cases on the rise
May 20, 2022
video-play
The World Health Organization is warning that an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea poses a regional risk that requires “exceptional vigilance.” The West African...02:38
Ebola virus
Ebola resurfaces in Africa
February 16, 2021
video-play
One person has reportedly died and hundreds more have been taken to hospital after they fell victim to an unidentified illness in southern India. Video filmed on December 6 and 7, 2020, showed...01:38
India
Deadly mystery illness in southern India
December 8, 2020
video-play
Nine of 14 new coronavirus cases reported in Hong Kong on July 7, 2020, were classified as locally transmitted. The following day, preliminary test results showed that another 14 people in the city...01:29
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
Hong Kong faces 3rd wave of Covid-19
July 8, 2020
video-play
Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu called G4 that they say could be capable of triggering a human pandemic. In a study published June 29, 2020, in the US science journal...02:02
Disease
New swine flu found in humans in China
July 1, 2020
video-play
The United States had confirmed 728 coronavirus infections and 29 deaths as of March 10, 2020, with the worst-hit states being Washington, California and New York. As the number of Covid-19 cases...03:03
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
Coronavirus cases rise in the U.S.
March 11, 2020
video-play
Italy put over 14 provinces under lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus as the country’s death toll surged by more than 100 cases to 366. The restrictions put in place starting March 8,...03:01
Coronavirus pandemic: All stories
Italy’s Covid-19 death toll spikes as lockdown starts
March 9, 2020
video-play
Read more about the topic: https://sc.mp/42faaa ...01:09
landslide
Massive landslide after torrential rainfall in Hong Kong
September 11, 2023
video-play
University of Hong Kong researchers developed the formulation of arsenic trioxide to treat acute promyelocytic leukaemia.  10:51
Health & Environment
New oral treatment for leukaemia with ‘97% cure rate’
February 21, 2025
video-play
University researchers say the rise in the number of babies suffering from the skin condition is related to lowered bacterial immunity.10:16
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Pandemic hygiene habits linked to eczema cases among babies
February 5, 2025
video-play
Read more: https://sc.mp/2e8234  ...01:21
Health & Environment
Monkeys mysteriously die in Hong Kong
October 14, 2024