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A microscope image of Hantavirus. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith, USCDCP.

HK urged to step up rodent checks despite no locals on hantavirus-hit ship

3 months ago04 mins

An infectious disease specialist has called on Hong Kong authorities to step up rodent checks, despite confirmation that no residents from the city were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. A microscope image of Hantavirus. Photo: Cynthia Goldsmith, USCDCP. Speaking on an RTHK programme on Friday, physician and infectious disease specialist…

Typhoon Wipha batters Hong Kong sunflower farm, leaving owner, 73, with 6-figure losses

Cs news1 year ago02 mins

A huge farm in northern Hong Kong was submerged in around three hours during Typhoon Wipha, causing about 70,000 sunflowers to wilt and leaving a 73-year-old farmer with six-figure losses. Leung Yat-Shun, a farmer at Shun Sum Yuen in San Tin, said he and three colleagues had grown tens of thousands of sunflowers to shoulder…