Infectious Disease Control
ZEISS Will Attend the CIIE for Three Consecutive Years
SHANGHAI, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The third China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held inShanghai from November 5th to 11th, ZEISS will consecutively participate in the CIIE for the third year. As an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics an...
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University researcher: COVID-19 coronavirus may have been pre-adapted to infect humans
SUZHOU, China, Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, scientists have looked for an intermediate species that may have facilitated the jump of the coronavirus that causes the disease from bats – widely accepted as the origin – to humans. Bats' physiology is relatively u...
Calls for better integration of allied health solutions to prevent increase in chronic conditions, as hundreds likely to suffer long-term effects of COVID-19
* Allied health professionals need to stand alongside doctors and nurses to help prevent a blow out of chronic health conditions already costingAustralia more than$27 billion each year. * Data from COVID-19 studies show as many as 10-15 per cent of those who have had the virus show lingering ...
A New Global Mobility Hierarchy Emerges as International Travel Resumes
LONDON, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As coronavirus-related travel
restrictions begin to lift, the latest research from theHenley Passport Index
World Thrombosis Day Campaign Shines Spotlight on the Life-Threatening Connection Between Thrombosis and COVID-19
In its Seventh Year, the Global Campaign Highlights Importance of a Condition that Contributes to One in Four Deaths Worldwide and Poses a High Risk for COVID-19 Patients CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 13, the World Thrombosis Day global campaign shares an ...
Honeywell Launches Solutions To Help Improve Building Health And Reassure Occupants
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Honeywell (NYSE: HON) recently launched an integrated set of solutions to help building owners improve the health of their building environments, operate more cleanly and safely, comply with social distancing policies, and help reassure occupan...
Johnson & Johnson Announces European Commission Approval of Agreement to Supply 200 Million Doses of Janssen's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Agreement provides option for European Union Member States to secure up to 200 million additional doses for a total of up to 400 million doses NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the Company) today announced the European Commission (EC), acting on beh...
Beko's first-of-its kind household product line eliminates more than 99% of bacteria and viruses (including coronavirus)
New home appliances line, launched via a virtual experience, uses UV light technology heat and steam for at-home disinfection ISTANBUL, Oct. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Beko, Europe's leading home appliance brand, has developed Hygiene Shield, a ground-breaking portfolio of household products, creat...
Medicom Announces New USA Mask Manufacturing Plant
MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medicom Group ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of surgical and respiratory masks, today announced the expansion of its U.S. mask manufacturing operations.The company will be adding a second factory with triple the square footage of i...
Rockefeller virologist Charles M. Rice honored with Nobel Prize for research that contributed to a cure for hepatitis C
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles M. Rice, who studies disease-causing viruses and how the immune system defends against them, is this year's recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the Nobel Foundation inStockholm, Sweden, announced today. Rice is the Maurice R. and ...
TaiGen filed US IND for its influenza antiviral TG-1000
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TaiGen Biotechnology Company, Limited ("TaiGen") announced today that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the US FDA for its influenza antiviral TG-1000. TG-1000 is a novel pan-influenza antiviral, which interrupts viral re...
Smartphone-based Solutions Boost the Global Infectious Disease Point-of-Care Testing Market at an Explosive CAGR of 70.2% in 2020
Digital POCT platforms will enable diagnostic testing beyond the clinic, transforming how assay results are gathered and analyzed, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, California, Oct. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis,Smartphone-based Solutions Spur the Global Infectious ...
Happiness Biotech Announced Receipt of FDA Registration For Its Hand Sanitizer
NANPING, China, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Happiness Biotech Group Limited (the "Company" or Nasdaq: HAPP), an innovativeChina-based nutraceutical and dietary supplements producer, announced today that the Company's hand sanitizer products have been registered with U.S. Food and Drug Administra...
GVN's Top Virus Experts Meet Together To Identify Most Promising Advances To Battle COVID-19 & Strategies To Prepare For Future Pandemics
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of the world's leading medical and basic virology research centers working to prevent illness and death from viral disease, convened a press conference with attendees from across the globe to discuss key takeaways...
Statement from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman on Momentum in Global COVID-19 Response
SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The death toll from COVID-19 passed one million this week. It is a sobering moment. But there is cause for optimism as recent days have seen a significant surge in momentum around global cooperation, which is our greatest strength when it comes to consignin...
BioGX launches CE-IVD Marked COVID-19, Influenza A/B, RSV Combo RT-PCR Test for the BD MAX™ System
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BioGX BV, the European subsidiary of Birmingham, Alabama based BioGX, announced availability of a CE-IVD marked test for simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A, Influenza B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus RNA in a patient sample using the BD MA...
The Copperline Mask: The First Face Mask in Asia Independently Verified to Kill SARS-CoV-2
SINGAPORE, Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Yappie Pte. Ltd. ("Yappie") announced that Korea's Copperline Mask has been independently verified to be the first face mask inAsia to kill SARS-CoV-2. The Copperline Mask's patented ionised copper yarn knitted fabric actively eliminates bacteria ...
World Heart Federation says perfect storm for heart disease created by COVID-19
GENEVA, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 is creating a perfect storm for heart health, the World Heart Federation (WHF) warns on World Heart Day. Three main factors are contributing to this. First, people with COVID-19 and heart disease are among those with the highest risk of death and se...
Mumbai Municipal Commissioner I.S. Chahal Honoured With Global 'Covid Crusader Award-2020'
PUNE, India, Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Iqbal Singh Chahal, I.A.S., Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation ofGreater Mumbai, has become the first Indian bureaucrat to be recognised and receive global acknowledgment for his contribution in controlling the novel coronavirus infect...
Preventative nasal spray shown to reduce viral replication by up to 96% in COVID-19 challenge study
* New preventative nasal spray treatment that could protect people from COVID-19 infection and prevent transmission announced * Novel therapy developed by Australian biotech company, Ena Respiratory, shown to significantly reduce COVID-19 virus levels in the nose and throat, in a gold-standar...
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