v25i2

July 22 HKUMed research suggests that the serial interval of SARS-CoV-2 can be shortened substantially over time by non-pharmaceutical interventions August 1 The Hong Kong Hospital Authority opens the AsiaWorld- Expo community treatment facility for COVID-19 patients March 27 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19 March 27 The HKSAR Government bans gatherings of more than four people in public spaces May 8 HKUMed researchers find that the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, can infect more efficiently than SARS- CoV in human airways and eyes, implying that eyes may be an important route of infection July 13 The HKSAR Government reintroduces curbs as more locally- transmitted cases surface April 3 HKUMed research suggests surgical masks could prevent transmission of seasonal coronaviruses from symptomatic people April 18 HKUMed research examines how Hong Kong managed the first wave of COVID-19 without resorting to a complete lockdown May 14 HKUMed researchers discover a mechanism that may explain the temporary loss of sense of smell in COVID-19 patients, in a study using a golden hamster animal model June 2 The HKUMed WHO Collaborating Centre releases an update on superspreading and the epidemiology of COVID-19 June 4 The HKSAR Government arranges partial evacuation of a public housing block in Shatin where there is a COVID-19 outbreak June 9 HKUMed researchers report on the clinical characteristics and epidemiological trend of COVID-19 in infected children 38