Bulletin No. 1, 2020

The Corona Chronicle 39 It’s clear that where people are more cautious, like Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Taiwan, we see a relatively lower number of cases. The facts speak for themselves. Laignee Barron, ‘What We Can Learn From Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong About Handling Coronavirus’, Time , 13 March 2020 Universal masking, as a package of anti-epidemic measures, including greater social distancing and hand hygiene, has been instrumental in keeping COVID-19 in check. Victor Ting, ‘To mask or not to mask: WHO makes U-turn while US, Singapore abandon pandemic advice and tell citizens to start wearing masks’, South China Morning Post , 4 April 2020 Everyone faces risks—a risk-free life is a myth; we can only reduce the risks at best. I suggest not to be glued to your tech gadgets 24/7, but to think of something else to do.Try to set some achievable goals for yourself, such as exercising at home with online workout videos. You could also practice mindfulness and reduce news consumption to free your mind from worst-case scenarios. Prof. Samuel Wong, Director of the Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care Translated from Cheung Yee-ha, ＜中大公共衞生專家黃仰山 教港人紓緩瘟疫焦慮情緒方法＞ , Hong Kong Economic Journal , 20 March 2020 Prof. David Hui, Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics