Infectious Disease Control

Prenetics Acquires Oxsed, Oxford University Spin-out to Scale Rapid COVID-19 Test Globally. Rapid Airport Testing has begun in Heathrow with Trials in Hong Kong International Airport.

* The Oxsed RaViD Direct test kit is highly accurate at 92% - 100%1 sensitivity, and provides a scalable and low-cost COVID-19 test which can be performed anywhere. Results in 15-30 minutes * The acquisition will accelerate global access and availability at reasonable cost, particularly for L...

2020-10-30 16:19 2195

The Rockefeller Foundation commits USD1 billion to catalyze a green recovery from pandemic

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation will commit USD1 billion over the next three years to catalyze a more inclusive, green recovery from theCOVID-19 pandemic. Building on current efforts and long-standing programs, the Foundation will focus on two key areas: catalyz...

2020-10-28 15:57 1722

China Matters Documents the Collective Nucleic Acid Testing in Beijing

BEIJING, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Collective testing served as a critical approach inChina for emergency response in face of the coronavirus outbreak.   In mid-October, a cluster of COVID-19 infections was found in Qingdao. The local government immediately organized a collective nucleic ac...

2020-10-28 08:04 1773

China Matters presents Documentary on 42,000 Portraits of COVID-19 Frontline Workers in Wuhan

BEIJING, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Taking photos for some 42,000 medical workers fighting COVID-19 inWuhan is a phenomenal project that Li Ge never did before.   With over 20 years' experience, the photojournalistic went to Wuhan with a photographers' team, capturing the portraits of medica...

2020-10-28 07:56 2082

Passive Immune Prophylaxis preventing COVID-19 with 'Acellular-Convalescent Plasma' (A-CP): a new technology introduced by Regen Lab®

Convalescent Plasma (CP), also called Passive Antibody Therapy for the treatment of COVID-19 infected patients was approved by the US-FDA on August 23, 2020! LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- This great news was based on a nationwide evaluation in 14 US medical institutions. A...

2020-10-27 22:36 1491

Cytiva strengthens support to diagnostics industry with new labs, services and supply chain enhancements

* Now offering Cytiva Diagnostic Services, new diagnostic test development and support service virtually or at new lab, for point-of-care diagnostic developers to increase speed to market of new tests. * Supply chain enhancements include increasing inventory, investing in plants and expanding...

2020-10-27 16:00 3007

Ortho's VITROS® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Capable of Accurate Mass-Scale Testing Achieves CE Mark

RARITAN, New Jersey, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics, today announced that its new VITROS® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen test, designed to detect active SARS-CoV-2 infection, achieved CE Mark for distribution throughout the EU. The company al...

2020-10-27 08:50 1236

Evercare launches in-home COVID-19 testing, certified for all cross-border travel

HONG KONG, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As Hong Kong prepares for a "health code" and "travel bubble" to open up travel with mainlandChina, Macau, and Singapore, local start-up Evercare is proactively rolling out an internationally-accepted, 99.9% accurate[1] COVID-19 test designed specifically ...

2020-10-21 17:26 2922

International Recognition for CERTIS' COVID-19 Campaign in Singapore

SINGAPORE, SYDNEY and HONG KONG, Oct. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Certis, Asia's leading advanced integrated security services provider has won international recognition for its outstanding campaign in its COVID-19 response and efforts in combating the outbreak inSingapore. In a virtual ceremony...

2020-10-21 10:00 2970

Servcorp shares 6 steps to a productive workforce management strategy

SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In the face of coronavirus, organisations need to rapidly assess their current situation, implement change, adapt, and enable their workforce to work remotely if they're going to make it through to the other side of this worldwide crisis.Servcorp

2020-10-20 09:32 2834

JUD care Launches International Partner Program for Its Portable Ward sROOM, a Revolutionary Solution for Patient Isolation

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- JUD care, a leading high-tech enterprise in the field of smart medical and healthcare solutions, has kicked off its international partner program for its newly-launched portable ward sRoom ("sRoom"), a revolutionary solution for patient isolation tha...

2020-10-16 18:49 4344

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...

2020-10-15 21:59 5352

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...

2020-10-15 20:52 3242

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 ...

2020-10-14 06:20 2196

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  ­­— based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association  (IATA) ­­— ...

2020-10-13 16:00 3966

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 ...

2020-10-13 14:00 1986

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...

2020-10-13 10:25 8220

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...

2020-10-08 23:22 9997

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...

2020-10-08 22:00 6114

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...

2020-10-06 19:00 5176
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