9 d. ago China basketball hall of fame honours pioneer who is wife of renowned infectious disease expert

Li Shaofen, one of China’s first female basketball players, has joined the country’s basketball hall of fame. Li, 89, is also known as the wife of Zhong Nanshan, the pulmonologist who became a household name as a leading adviser in managing the Covid-19 pandemic. She was born in southern China’s Guangdong province in 1936. She was a main player of China’s first national women’s basketball team in the 1950s. As a teenager, Li was selected into the national team in 1952. Li played both centre and...

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9 d. ago China basketball hall of fame honours pioneer wife of infectious disease expert

China basketball hall of fame honours pioneer wife of infectious disease expert  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago Hongkongers urged to get flu vaccinations as city braces for winter virus wave

Hong Kong health authorities have urged the public to get the latest seasonal influenza vaccine ahead of the next virus wave, as temperatures in the city dropped to their lowest so far this winter. The Centre for Health Protection’s appeal on Saturday coincided with similar calls by an infectious disease specialist, who expressed concerns over the low vaccination rates in the population. The warnings came as the mercury at the Hong Kong Observatory dropped to as low as 11.4 degrees Celsius (52.5...

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2 w. ago Hongkongers urged to get flu shots as city braces for winter virus wave

Hong Kong health authorities have urged the public to get the latest seasonal influenza vaccine ahead of the next wave of the flu virus, as temperatures in the city dropped to their lowest so far this winter. The appeal by the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Saturday coincided with similar calls by an infectious disease specialist, who expressed concerns over the low vaccination rates in the population. The warnings came as temperatures at the Hong Kong Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui dropped...

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3 w. ago “They appreciate the art” – Carmelo Anthony admits he didn’t realize how massive his fanbase was in China

“They appreciate the art” – Carmelo Anthony admits he didn’t realize how massive his fanbase was in China  Basketball Network

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4 w. ago China Spring ISD hosts inaugural Special Olympics basketball night

China Spring ISD hosts inaugural Special Olympics basketball night  KWTX

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