Chinese vaccine granted patent for authorisation

China is now the newest country in the world following the footsteps of Russia to register its novel vaccine for Covid-19 produced by CanSino biopharmaceutical firm. Chinese authorities granted the patent after studies proved that the vaccine prototype concurred with creative and intellectual property bases set by Beijing officials. The Chinese vaccine titled Ad5-nCOV was…

UK signs for 90 million virus vaccine doses

    The UK government has signed a deal for a further 90 million coronavirus vaccine with the Belgian Pharmaceutical company Janssen and the US biotech company Novavax.  This brings the tally of UK orders for six experimental vaccines to 340 million doses including 100 million doses of  Adenovirus vaccines by Oxford University/ AstraZeneca, 30…

Barbie masks

French designer Anne Sophie Cochevelou has been designing extravagant face coverings adorned with anything she can find from the Barbies to Pokeman toys. She wants to inspire people to get more fun and creative with their masks.

Covid-19 over 20.3m infected worldwide

There have been over 20.3m cases of COVID-19 around the world and 739, 428 deaths with the US suffering from more than 5m cases, 3m in Brazil, and 2m in India.   # Country, Total New Total New Total Active Serious, Tot Cases/ Deaths/ Total Tests/ Population Other Cases Cases Deaths Deaths Recovered Cases Critical 1M…

Covid-19 : Prevention is much easier than cure

Researches behind a global study into Hydroxychloroquine led by Oxford University have against dismissing the drug prematurely, saying it could still save lives. The study, known as Copcov, aims to enroll 40, 000 healthcare workers from across the world to determine whether the drug is effective at fighting Covid-19. Dr. Will Schilling the trail’s lead…

Fix your Bike website crashes in England

The website offering £50 bike repair vouchers in England crashed after the government scheme launched on Tuesday. Fix Your Bike vouchers worth £50, 000 were due to be made available online at 23:45 BST on a first-come, first-served basis. The site was back up before 04:00 BST but later paused and by 09:00 BST vouchers…

Fourth covid-19 vaccine deal signed for 60m doses

GSK-Sanofi vaccine A fourth coronavirus vaccine deal has been signed by the UK government, securing up to 60 million doses of an experimental treatment being developed by  GSK and Sanofi. The government has already signed up for 100 million doses of the Oxford University vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and another 90 million doses of…

Covid-19 cases up by a million in four days to 16.4m

On Saturday evening the UK government removed Spain from the list of travel destinations where you can come back from without self-isolating for 14 days, from Sunday, after a spike in the number of cases in Spain. In the UK, there have been calls for support for people returning from Spain to quarantine where there…

Assa Abloy self-sanitizing door handle copper tapes

After the Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown, the reopening of the hotel’s sanitization plays a pivotal role in protecting the health of its guests and residents. A self-sanitizing copper tape wrapped around door handles and knobs serves that purpose. The largest global supplier of intelligent lock and global leader in security door opening solutions, Assa Abloy’s self-sanitizing…