#ChinesePneumonia
Microbiologist in Hong Kong: Wuhan Pneumonia is a new SARS virus originated from bats; too early to quantify the scale of outbreak
According to Yuen Kwok-yung , Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, the gene map of Wuhan New Coronavirus is similar to the SARS coronavirus derived from bats. He said, “the new virimus is 80% similar to bat, civet, and human SARS viruses”.
From the analysis of viral gene sequencing, the viral genetic test currently in use in Hong Kong is valid. All patients who developed fever or pneumonia after visiting Wuhan, have responded negatively to the new Wuhan coronavirus.
At the moment, 1 person has died in Wuhan as China's state media announced on January 11. Another 7 are still in serious condition, together they accounted for about 20% of the total infected cases.
Yuen analysed that the proportion is not too low, he also cautioned that Hong Kong should learn from SARS experience, and that all preventive measures should not be relaxed to avoid possible large-scale outbreaks.
Source: Commercial Radio HK
#Jan11 #batvirus
Microbiologist in Hong Kong: Wuhan Pneumonia is a new SARS virus originated from bats; too early to quantify the scale of outbreak
According to Yuen Kwok-yung , Chair Professor of the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong, the gene map of Wuhan New Coronavirus is similar to the SARS coronavirus derived from bats. He said, “the new virimus is 80% similar to bat, civet, and human SARS viruses”.
From the analysis of viral gene sequencing, the viral genetic test currently in use in Hong Kong is valid. All patients who developed fever or pneumonia after visiting Wuhan, have responded negatively to the new Wuhan coronavirus.
At the moment, 1 person has died in Wuhan as China's state media announced on January 11. Another 7 are still in serious condition, together they accounted for about 20% of the total infected cases.
Yuen analysed that the proportion is not too low, he also cautioned that Hong Kong should learn from SARS experience, and that all preventive measures should not be relaxed to avoid possible large-scale outbreaks.
Source: Commercial Radio HK
#Jan11 #batvirus
#LennonWall
Police Alarmed Despite Citizens' Peaceful Activities Nearby Lennon Walls
As citizens rebuilt the Lennon Wall in different districts on January 11, police were deployed to patrol frequently, despite that Lennon Wall has been a very peaceful means of expression.
In the “Lennon Tunnel” nearby Tai Po Market Railway Station, several patrolling policemen record the posters about the Police Force with their phones.
Source: The Stand News #Jan11
Police Alarmed Despite Citizens' Peaceful Activities Nearby Lennon Walls
As citizens rebuilt the Lennon Wall in different districts on January 11, police were deployed to patrol frequently, despite that Lennon Wall has been a very peaceful means of expression.
In the “Lennon Tunnel” nearby Tai Po Market Railway Station, several patrolling policemen record the posters about the Police Force with their phones.
Source: The Stand News #Jan11
White Terror Looms in Hong Kong as Schools Ask to Ditch Debate Topics on Anti-extradition Bill
White terror continues to loom among schools in Hong Kong. One of the debate topics selected by Hong Kong Schools Debate Federation this year was associated with Anti-Extradition Bill, and was then criticized by pro-Beijing newspaper and Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, also a pro-Beijing organisation. Sources of Apple Daily revealed that Education Bureau has been calling down the list of participating schools, exerting pressure on them to withdraw, saying “its is not advisable to discuss sensitive issues amid a sensitive time”. It was also said that schools were asked to provide names of those students refused to quit.
Besides, major sponsoring bodies of schools, including Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and Shun Tak Fraternal Association also made contact with and advised their respective subsidizing schools to withdraw from the contest.
The Federation confirmed that 17 schools has withdrawn from this year’s debate contest so far, among which 5 were Government Schools. The Education Bureau had not responded to whether they had been pressurizing participating schools to drop out. However, the Bureau did stress that students should not participate in any contest that is politically coloured, fearing that it may affect their wellbeing.
Source: Apple Daily
http://bit.ly/2QHxYLh
#Jan11 #WhiteTerror #Schools #EducationBureau #Debate #Academia
White terror continues to loom among schools in Hong Kong. One of the debate topics selected by Hong Kong Schools Debate Federation this year was associated with Anti-Extradition Bill, and was then criticized by pro-Beijing newspaper and Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, also a pro-Beijing organisation. Sources of Apple Daily revealed that Education Bureau has been calling down the list of participating schools, exerting pressure on them to withdraw, saying “its is not advisable to discuss sensitive issues amid a sensitive time”. It was also said that schools were asked to provide names of those students refused to quit.
Besides, major sponsoring bodies of schools, including Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong and Shun Tak Fraternal Association also made contact with and advised their respective subsidizing schools to withdraw from the contest.
The Federation confirmed that 17 schools has withdrawn from this year’s debate contest so far, among which 5 were Government Schools. The Education Bureau had not responded to whether they had been pressurizing participating schools to drop out. However, the Bureau did stress that students should not participate in any contest that is politically coloured, fearing that it may affect their wellbeing.
Source: Apple Daily
http://bit.ly/2QHxYLh
#Jan11 #WhiteTerror #Schools #EducationBureau #Debate #Academia
#Wuhan #ChinaPneumonia
3 new cases of Novel Coronavirus in Zhuhai, China
According to the Hygiene and Health Department of Zhuhai, 3 new cases of New SARS was confirmed, otherwise known as the Wuhan Pneumonia.
The Beijing News reported that the cases are a family of three, in which the parents arrived at their daughter’s residence at Zhuhai from Wuhan on #Jan11. The 78-year-old father fell ill, who was later confirmed to be a suspected case and admitted to the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University for isolation. Subsequently, the mother and daughter started to develop symptoms like a high temperature, who were sent for isolation on #Jan18. Shortly after, their conditions were also diagnosed as having the New SARS.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan21
Editor’s Note:
Zhuhai is a key trading and transportation centre in China and the only mainland city that shared borders with both Macau and Hong Kong. An outbreak there could lead to a plague in one of China’s most populous and prosperous regions.
3 new cases of Novel Coronavirus in Zhuhai, China
According to the Hygiene and Health Department of Zhuhai, 3 new cases of New SARS was confirmed, otherwise known as the Wuhan Pneumonia.
The Beijing News reported that the cases are a family of three, in which the parents arrived at their daughter’s residence at Zhuhai from Wuhan on #Jan11. The 78-year-old father fell ill, who was later confirmed to be a suspected case and admitted to the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University for isolation. Subsequently, the mother and daughter started to develop symptoms like a high temperature, who were sent for isolation on #Jan18. Shortly after, their conditions were also diagnosed as having the New SARS.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan21
Editor’s Note:
Zhuhai is a key trading and transportation centre in China and the only mainland city that shared borders with both Macau and Hong Kong. An outbreak there could lead to a plague in one of China’s most populous and prosperous regions.
#Injustice #Court #Censorship
HK Judge Orders Lawyer and Defendant's Family to Leave the Courtroom for Wearing Yellow Masks During a Trial
District Judge Ernest Lin demanded a lawyer and two family members of defendants, who were wearing yellow-color surgical masks, to leave the courtroom or change into masks of other colors.
While the lawyer has obliged, others refused to comply and are planning to file a complaint.
Four defendants pleaded guilty to illegal assembly and assault in a hearing on January 11, 2021. They were arrested in a conflict with pro-Beijing counter-protesters at a rally at Amoy Plaza in September 2019, which saw three people injured.
Source: Stand News; Apple Daily #Jan11
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/淘大衝突-四男認非法集結-法官練錦鴻趕戴黃口罩律師離席-質疑現場-黃背心-暴動/
#YellowMasks
HK Judge Orders Lawyer and Defendant's Family to Leave the Courtroom for Wearing Yellow Masks During a Trial
District Judge Ernest Lin demanded a lawyer and two family members of defendants, who were wearing yellow-color surgical masks, to leave the courtroom or change into masks of other colors.
While the lawyer has obliged, others refused to comply and are planning to file a complaint.
Four defendants pleaded guilty to illegal assembly and assault in a hearing on January 11, 2021. They were arrested in a conflict with pro-Beijing counter-protesters at a rally at Amoy Plaza in September 2019, which saw three people injured.
Source: Stand News; Apple Daily #Jan11
https://www.thestandnews.com/court/淘大衝突-四男認非法集結-法官練錦鴻趕戴黃口罩律師離席-質疑現場-黃背心-暴動/
#YellowMasks