Follow South China Morning Post - Hong Kong Health & Environment, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp14 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:43:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sdNb_EV-T4NSejEQ2Mq9rY Improvement works involving reclamation of less than 0.8 hectares will be exempted from stringent ‘public need test’ under amendment.]]> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:49:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sdNb_EV-T4NSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6smhmhivXBqh-zdsCmHakzH Authorities report increase in cases of respiratory infections and hand, foot and mouth disease among children.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:46:56 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6smhmhivXBqh-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tNV1wpo5SdCZs0ohxaO6Yr Ecological impact assessment done last summer missed butterflies and birds spotted later, group says.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:00:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tNV1wpo5SdCZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6uNipQYnnhvl11cWWor9YPv Hospitals and clinics seeing more patients with cough, fever and throat pain last month and in March.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 14:30:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6uNipQYnnhvl11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tdZqGYnx2Dmcb1naedg1wr Uptick in respiratory syncytial virus and hand, foot and mouth disease cases in community a result of students dropping masks, Dr Patrick Ip says.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:02:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tdZqGYnx2Dmcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6v5n3KtU3yR4ilmFkX7M1Jw Minor waterfront projects have been held up by onerous requirements of Protection of the Harbour Ordinance.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 05:02:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6v5n3KtU3yR4ilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6utOy2CNY8-1iejEQ2Mq9rY It might be tempting to relax after the easing of Hong Kong’s anti-pandemic measures, but the flu outbreak in China shows we must remain vigilant. This is a chance to set good practices to prepare for future pandemics, strengthen our healthcare system and establish the city as a biomedical innovation hub.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2023 02:00:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6utOy2CNY8-1iejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6ujsRXCIKPTNylmFkX7M1Jw Country’s consulate in city says ‘no negative impact on food safety’ expected after Japan discharges waste water from Fukushima Daiichi power plant into sea.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 16:42:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6ujsRXCIKPTNylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6vzFhUtUjGtVHn9ye8UNv30 Chinese University researchers urge everyone to get good night’s rest ahead of World Sleep Day and warn less time in bed can harm immune response.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:00:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6vzFhUtUjGtVHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6vAhXfRRc3HtMb1naedg1wr Beijing has announced it will resume issuing all categories of visas to foreign visitors from Wednesday, opening country up to overseas travellers.]]> Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:32:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6vAhXfRRc3HtMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tgUjznqdZ89qCY3L745TL_ Chinese University study finds that using low-concentration atropine eye drops could reduce risk of children developing myopia.]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:47:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tgUjznqdZ89qCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sPS-6LUKjVyuzdsCmHakzH Health practitioner wanted nurse to give him Covid-19 vaccination record without giving him jab.]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:08:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sPS-6LUKjVyuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6vZlIa9hrOGZuT5HJgy6HUf Case is latest in spate of incidents at public hospitals involving faulty equipment and falling debris, with health authorities pushing ahead with citywide safety inspections.]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 05:38:55 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6vZlIa9hrOGZuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sBa5d8PSLyraCY3L745TL_ Environmental group finds that of 43 recycling stations questioned, 22 reject biodegradable plastics, 13 accept them and eight did not know.]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 03:00:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sBa5d8PSLyraCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6udb-YQd_NMPSlmFkX7M1Jw We learned to be proactive and not wait for the government to tell us what to do, says estate chief]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:00:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6udb-YQd_NMPSlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sfVU4R9BxrjylmFkX7M1Jw Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau says decision has not been made on whether dental graduates will work in public health for two years after one-year internship.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 09:41:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sfVU4R9BxrjylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6uDJCknEwkRCV1cWWor9YPv Two fathers describe their days of terror in ICU, fearing worst for themselves and their families as epidemic infected 1,755 people in Hong Kong and left 299 dead.]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 02:00:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6uDJCknEwkRCV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tmJxqpKxHfnMb1naedg1wr Kennedy Town’s Belcher Bay Promenade will temporarily close as part of reclamation work to build tunnel to artificial islands project, and not all residents are happy with alternative park government is suggesting.]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 16:37:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6tmJxqpKxHfnMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sRzZg0pl124OzdsCmHakzH Healthcare system might not have collapsed during fifth wave if city allowed home isolation earlier, Professor David Hui adds.]]> Sat, 11 Mar 2023 08:50:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6sRzZg0pl124OzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6t9iCb-D17uPezdsCmHakzH Non-locally trained nurses would be exempt from local licensing exam under proposal submitted earlier this week by Health Bureau to address staff shortage.]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:15:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zTKXM41Kn6t9iCb-D17uPezdsCmHakzH