BostonGene and NEC Announce Global Partnership
TOKYO, JAPAN and WALTHAM, Mass., Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BostonGene Corporation and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a strategic global partnership agreement that will […]
Universities and DENSO Develop Biosensor to Detect SARS-CoV-2 and Accelerate Development for Practical Application
TOKYO, Oct 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokai University, Toyohashi University of Technology, Chubu University, and DENSO Corporation have been developing testing equipment to detect SARS-CoV-2 with […]
Office air quality affects workers’ cognitive function: Study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Feeling sluggish at work? Poor ventilation and pollution might play a part. A new study by scientists at Harvard has found that the air quality inside an […]
Visitors to SGH wards must undergo Covid-19 rapid tests from Monday
SINGAPORE – From Monday (June 21) onwards, those who want to visit patients warded at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for longer than 20 minutes will be required to take a […]
askST: If I have mild respiratory symptoms, should I self-isolate or see a doctor immediately?
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 clusters that have formed here have been linked to variants of concern circulating around the world. Despite reminders and Singapore being in a state of heightened alert, […]
Rapid tests to be used in S’pore on top of PCR tests for quicker contact tracing and ringfencing
SINGAPORE – Antigen rapid tests (ARTs) will be used for those who have acute respiratory infection (ARI) symptoms, on top of the current polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. This will […]
Mandatory online theory test for e-scooter and e-bike riders to start from June 30: LTA
SINGAPORE – Mandatory online theory tests for electric scooter and electric bicycle riders will begin from June 30, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Friday (April 30). The handbooks […]
Covid-19 national testing lab can be repurposed for other infectious diseases outbreaks: A*Star
SINGAPORE – The Covid-19 vaccination drive in Singapore is well underway, putting the country on track to a semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy. But the Republic is continuing to beef up […]
Covid-19 breathalyser tests may be deployed more widely in trials here before Q1 2021
SINGAPORE – More people here may soon be able to get tested for Covid-19 and know their results in less than a minute, simply by breathing into a tube. A […]
Smooth start to Singapore’s first pre-event Covid-19 screening
SINGAPORE – The opening of Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2020 on Monday (Oct 26) saw the first ever pre-event Covid-19 swabbing taking place. A pilot run of pre-event testing […]