Guo, Zihao
Wei, Yuchen
Yang, Aimin
Wong, Carlos King Ho
Xiong, Xi
Wang, Kailu
Lin, Guozhang
Wang, Huwen
Hung, Chi Tim
Li, Conglu
Yam, Carrie Ho Kwan
Chow, Tsz Yu
Zhao, Shi
Mok, Chris Ka Pun
Hui, David S. C.
Yeoh, Eng Kiong
Chong, Ka Chun
Funding for this research was provided by:
RGC Collaborative Research Fund (C6036-21GF)
RGC theme-based research schemes (T11-705/21-N)
Health and Medical Research Fund (COVID190105, COVID19F03, INF-CUHK-1, COVID1903003)
CUHK Direct Grant (2025.059)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (72574190)
Article History
Received: 19 November 2025
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 17 March 2026
Declarations
:
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Joint CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee (No. 2023.006).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.