Malik Peiris Quotes

Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris is a Hong Kong-based British and Sri Lankan virologist, most notable for being the first person to isolate the SARS virus.He is the current Tam Wah-Ching Professor in Medical Science, and Chair Professor of Virology at the Division of Public Health Laboratory Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization of the World Health Organization from 2009 to 2010. Wikipedia  

✵ 10. November 1949
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Malik Peiris Quotes

“It's still unclear whether that takes place (that 2019-nCoV can spread before people show sings of being infected). But if it does, that might explain why the disease is spreading so quickly.”

Malik Peiris (2020) cited in " Number of Coronavirus Cases Passes SARS Outbreak https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/number-of-coronavirus-cases-passes-sars-outbreak/5265482.html" on Learning English, 29 January 2020.

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