Infectious Disease Control
Firmenich Expands Hand Sanitizer Production; Donating 100 Tons Across USA and Switzerland
GENEVA, April 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on Firmenich's donation of 20 tons of hand sanitizer inGeneva, the Group is increasing its production capacity to 100 tons for hospitals, as well as medical and emergency services across theUSA and Switzerland. Firmenich has transformed its productio...
Firmenich Expands Hand Sanitizer Production; Donating 100 Tons Across USA and Switzerland
GENEVA, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on Firmenich's donation of 20 tons of hand sanitizer inGeneva, the Group is increasing its production capacity to 100 tons for hospitals, as well as medical and emergency services across theUSA and Switzerland. Firmenich has transformed its productio...
Tencent Open-sources Another AI-powered Tool to Help Conduct Preliminary Self-evaluation Regarding COVID-19 Infection
SHENZHEN, China, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Holdings Limited (" Tencent", 00700.HK), announced today to deepen collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). As part of the agreement,Tencent will provide technology support to combat the pandemic and open-sources another AI-powe...
WHO and Tencent Deepened Collaboration to Fight Against COVID-19
SHENZHEN, China, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Holdings Limited (" Tencent", 00700.HK), announced today to deepen collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) via aUS$10 million donation to WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, and an agreement to open source our digital healt...
VUNO offers a suite of AI solutions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak: VUNO Med(R)- LungQuant(TM) and VUNO Med(R)-Chest X-ray(TM): COVID-19
SEOUL, South Korea, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic raging around the globe,VUNO, a member company of the Born2Global Centre, has decided to move quickly by joining the global coalition to help address some critical issues facing the international healthcare com...
Techstars Launches Global Online Startup Weekend Events Aimed at Fighting COVID-19
BOULDER, Colorado, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Techstars, the global platform for investment and innovation, today announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind Global Online Startup Weekend, "Unite to Fight COVID-19." The company is calling on anyone with an idea or desire to help. Participant...
Getinge and WaterAid Partner up to Strengthen Access to Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene at Health Care Facilities Around the World
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Getinge announces a partnership with the international organization WaterAid. Their joint effort aim at contributing in the important work to ensure availability and sustainable management of clean water, sanitation and hygiene in health car...
Unilever Helping to protect lives and livelihoods from the COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Unilever, the consumer goods manufacturer of brands including Dove, Knorr, Omo and Lifebuoy, has announced a wide-ranging set of measures to support global and national efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The com...
Automobili Lamborghini starts production of surgical masks and medical shields for use in Coronavirus pandemic
SANT'AGATA BOLOGNESE, Itlay, April 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Automobili Lamborghini is converting departments of its super sports car production plant in Sant'Agata Bolognese in order to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass shields. The masks will be donated to the Sant'Orsola-Malpighi...
Official platforms are turning to Kuaishou in bid to get the message across to a broader population
BEIJING, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- For viewers that keep up with the latest
COVID-19 news, Dr Gauden Galea, WHO Representative toChina, appears to be
fielding questions on an unlikely platform: Kuaishou, a popular short-video
social networking platform.
Seed of hope: COVID-19 vaccine trials begin
BEIJING, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on China's recent progress on the COVID-19 vaccine:   As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, threatening countries and regions around the world, progress in developing a vaccine is definitely good news. Currently,Chin...
Specialty Chemical Company China XD Plastics Provides Update on Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak
HARBIN, China, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China XD Plastics Company Limited (NASDAQ: CXDC) ("China XD Plastics" or the "Company"), one ofChina's leading specialty chemical companies engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of polymer composite materials primarily for automotive applica...
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact: A Surge in Proven Mobile Robotics Use Cases for Disinfection, Monitoring, Surveillance, and Delivery Will Propel the Market to US$23 Billion by 2021
ABI Research whitepaper identifies the short-and long-term impacts the global pandemic will have on Industrial, Collaborative, and Commercial Robotics OYSTER BAY, New York, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coronavirus outbreak has highlighted use cases for mobile robotics to successfully disinfe...
Ansell Urges Global Priority For Supply Of Personal Protective Equipment
BRUSSELS, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ansell Limited, a global leader in protective solutions, is working with governments and health organizations worldwide to ensure unrestricted personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacture and supply is given top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. As...
Philippine's efforts to combat COVID-19 pandemic lauded and supported by ADB
MANILA, Philippines, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lauded the Duterte administration, according to the Philippine Department of Finance (DOF), for its "proactive and preemptive" response to the coronavirus pandemic as it reassuredthe Philippines of its full su...
PHL adopting 3-pronged approach to mitigate social, economic effects of COVID-19, says Dominguez
MANILA, Philippines, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Duterte administration is implementing a three-pronged strategy to mitigate the social and economic impact of the current global health crisis anchored on providing emergency aid to marginalized and other vulnerable sectors, protecting health...
Muong Thanh Group Sponsors 4-star Standard Rooms for Bach Mai Hospital & Supports 100 Tons of Rice to Help the Prevention of COVID-19
HANOI, Vietnam, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the call of "All citizens in support of preventingCOVID-19" from the Central Committee of the Vietnam National Nest Front, as well as showing part of the sharing, gratitude for the "white-collar soldiers",Muong Thanh Group will provid...
CAS Releases Open Access Dataset of Antiviral Chemical Compounds to Aid COVID-19 Discovery and Analysis
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information solutions, is partnering with research and technology organizations worldwide to tackle the complex challenges presented by COVID-19. In support of calls to action...
Fosun Continues Joining Hand with Other Benevolent Enterprises in Donating Medical Supplies, to Hospitals in the U.S.
NEW YORK, April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the increasing numbers of global coronavirus pneumonia patients, Fosun's "Global Anti-Virus Relief Scheme" is continuing its efforts. Fosun Foundation donated the first batch of 18,000 pieces of masks to New York's NYU Langone Health and Mou...
Frost & Sullivan Experts Present the Market Impact of COVID-19: How to Respond, Reset, and Rebound
Identify an actionable framework and recommendations based on Frost & Sullivan's research and strategy expertise SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy has business leaders in an unprecedented state of uncertainty. Decision-...
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