coronavirus Articles
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Microbial Discovery - Case Study
Goal Understanding of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) of interest using whole-genome sequence data from NCBI Solution Loci helps the scientists to understand the Coronavirus at the molecular level with a few click ...
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About COVID-19 | Coronavirus Cleaning and Disinfecting
The CDC is responding to an outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (SARS Cov-2). The virus known as ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ (COVID-19) is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person or through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or an object that has the virus on it and ...
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Delivering in record time for coronavirus wards at Epsom University Hospital - Case Study
Project: Epsom University Hospitals Covid-19 Wards Client: Interserve / Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Timing: 25th – 28th March 2020 Value: £1.6M Medical Gases completed a project, including over 1000 meters of pipework, in less than a week to boost oxygen supplies to the coronavirus wards at Epsom University Hospital. Background In early March ...
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Keeping up in 2021
The risk management function is undergoing a fundamental transformation spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. Once viewed as a back-office function that rarely got the attention of the C-suite, risk teams are now sitting at the strategy table with other senior leaders. From the center of the corporate spotlight, risk professionals have the platform to drive change. This is your opportunity to ...
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Binding and Inactivating Coronavirus with Clinoptilolite
Natural zeolites are known to bind various bacteria and viruses. Researchers hypothesised that clinoptilolite can also bind members of the Coronaviridae family. Results showed that the addition of 0.01% PCT purified clinoptilolite to a HCoV-229E suspension containing 16,000 PFU per ml resulted in an 87% reduction of the virus concentration. Results suggest that purified clinoptilolite in a ...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Likely Caused by Lab Leak
The coronavirus pandemic that could have been prevented After creating widespread global devastation and panic, the origin of the coronavirus pandemic has largely remained a mystery. Now, new information has emerged that reinforces a claim that it somehow began spreading in Wuhan, China. Citing a classified intelligence report provided to the White ...
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Cold atmospheric plasma shows promise to help fight the spread of COVID-19
Plasma is one of the four basic states of matter. Cold atmospheric plasma is an ionized room-temperature gas. Though it is a relatively new technology, plasma has been proven to be effective in multiple different medical applications including in cancer treatments, wound healing, dentistry and more. Researchers at UCLA used an atmospheric pressure plasma jet to spray surfaces that were ...
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An Inside Look at Pandemic Preparedness at Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare provider organizations were at the bullseye of the pandemic. As providers of care, a pandemic was something most organizations planned for. But the size and scope of COVID-19 still appeared to catch many off guard, with endless news stories about equipment shortages and overburdened staff. To find out how the view looked from the inside, Riskonnect surveyed healthcare provider ...
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BioSpot-VIVAS used in Coronavirus Research
Last week our University of Colorado Boulder research collaborators were featured in the news using our BioSpot-VIVIAS sampler. Mark Hernandez, who directs the Environmental Engineering Microbiology and Disinfection Lab at the University of Colorado, and his team are researching to find ways to disinfect the air and surfaces to kill COVID-19 in inclosed spaces. To see video, please click here ...
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5 Things You Should Be Doing to Fight Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As Coronavirus has now formally been declared a Pandemic by the WHO, there is a lot of varying information around offering best advice. We have pulled together what we feel is the most reliable top 5, these are: 1. Wash Your Hands - Regularly This is one of the main bits of advice globally, and the primary cause in the shortage of hand sanitizers. Luckily production is ramping up and we should ...
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How E-Pak Machinery Creates Machines that Fill Liquid Sanitizers and Wipes
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live our lives and has defined 2020 as a year. With it came the mass use of disposable masks, sanitary wipes, and liquid sanitizer. E-Pak creates machines that fill liquid sanitizers and wipes, which we use daily, and will likely continue to use them even once the pandemic is over. In this article, we’ll explore these systems, explain how ...
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The Molecular Microbiology of SARS-CoV-2: Detection Methods and Infection Mechanism
SARS-CoV-2 is a newly discovered human coronavirus group (HCoV), which are single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family of Coronaviridae. A range of respiratory diseases have been induced by some of these pathogens in the past. SARS-CoV-1 infected more than 8,000 individuals around the world, for example. Human coronavirus linked to Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) also occurred ...
By CD Genomics
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Seven Strategies for Managing HR Risk Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
Organizations have made dozens of changes to HR policies in response to the fast-moving coronavirus crisis. Initial concerns about work-from-home edicts and restrictions on travel have given way to simply keeping employees safe and the company running – all while navigating a myriad of constantly shifting pandemic-related jurisdictional rules. Both employees and employers are reeling from ...
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02, 2020 Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Outbreak: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of Health Workers, Including Key Considerations for Occupational Safety and Health
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses belonging to the family of Coronaviridae, which infect both animals and humans. Human coronaviruses can cause mild disease similar to a common cold, while others cause more severe disease (such as MERS – Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). A new coronavirus that previously has not been identified in ...
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IT Risk with a Remote Workforce and Other Coronavirus Security Challenges
Social distancing and mandated closures have shifted entire companies, school districts, universities, and government agencies to remote work, putting tremendous strain on existing technology infrastructures and support systems. Even the most prepared organizations that have advanced IT security and control capabilities have never encountered anything like the current level of crisis. Cyber ...
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Coronavirus: continued updates in basic research, vaccine development and testing
Researchers have delved further into our understanding of coronavirus, while the race to develop a vaccine continues. New advances in coronavirus understanding New research has put paid to some of the conspiracy theories surrounding coronavirus. A team comprising researchers from both the US, Australia and the UK has analyzed the receptor-binding domain (RBD) and the cleavage site present on ...
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Huateng Pharma Supplies Ensitrelvir Intermeidates Against COVID-19
Ensitrelvir (code name S-217622, brand name Xocova), is a new inhibitor of the SARS-CoV-2 major protease (Mpro), also known as 3C-like protease, has been shown to reduce the viral load and help alleviate the severity of SARS-CoV-2 in infected hamsters. In cells, low nanomolar to sub-micromolar doses of Ensitrelvir suppress viral growth. In hamsters, oral treatment of Ensitrelvir showed excellent ...
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N95 Mask Material Inventor and AFS Fellow Peter Tsai Exits Retirement to Join Covid-19 Response
Long-time AFS member and supporter Peter Tsai has recently received international attention for coming out of retirement to join the battle against Covid-19. As the inventor of the synthetic fabric used to make the N95 mask that is critical in protecting front-line healthcare workers and stemming the spread of coronavirus, Peter started receiving a barrage of requests in mid-March for his ...
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Diabetes and COVID-19
As we celebrate World Diabetes Day its theme this year is more poignant than ever. Focusing on ‘the nurse and diabetes’, in a year which has seen us being hit by a COVID pandemic and our health service being challenged more than ever, it seems a fitting tribute to celebrate and shine a light on nurses in this way. And as the management of diabetes continues to be an important part of ...
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Evaluation of the Talis One Covid-19 Test System for the Rapid Detection of Sars-Cov-2 and Emerging Variants
Introduction The discovery of a novel coronavirus in December 2019 in the Wuhan province of China and subsequent global spread has caused a pandemic of the scale not seen since the 1918 H1N1 pandemic. The novel coronavirus, classified as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is highly infectious and causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory and vascular ...
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