Category: Explainer

This will be the first, and maybe only, time we break what I’ve called the ‘OSINT HK Voice” of Royal We’s and allow myself to speak in the first person. The first thing I wrote for this platform was an … Read More

Among the strains of coronaviruses, COVID-19 is unique due to its structural complexity with a crown-like appearance (that gives it its name) under an electron microscope. The virus is protected by an envelope that contains proteins that … Read More

Testing for COVID-19 is essential to containing the virus because it allows governments and healthcare professionals to understand the range and depth of infections in communities. High volumes of testing help outline more effective policies to protect the public from … Read More

To understand the value of lockdowns, consider this thought experiment: this pandemic would grind to a halt if everyone in the world except essential workers stayed at home for two weeks. Doing this would deprive the virus of the chance … Read More

We have spent the past few days searching for information or guidelines that could assist frontline medical workers in their fight against COVID-19. One of our translators found a tweet linking to a YouTube video and journal article describing how … Read More

A report released by Imperial College a two days has shaken many countries out of COVID-19 complacency. The report isn’t particularly long, but we will summarize the main findings of the report and the Ferguson epidemiological model that informed it. … Read More

A report released by Imperial College a two days has shaken many countries out of COVID-19 complacency. The report isn’t particularly long, but we will summarize the main findings of the report and the Ferguson epidemiological model that informed it. … Read More

A report released by Imperial College a two days has shaken many countries out of COVID-19 complacency. The report isn’t particularly long, but we will summarize the main findings of the report and the Ferguson epidemiological model that informed it. … Read More

These recommendations were written at the request of a very generous donor in Southeast Asia that was observing the same thing we see: many governments, at all levels, simply don’t know what they’re supposed to do right now. As a … Read More