EDGC INKS DEAL WITH BABIRUS TO EXPORT COVID-19 TEST KITS TO DUBAI

• Korean genetic sequencing analyzer EDGC has signed an agreement with Dubai-based healthcare firm Babirus to deliver COVID-19 diagnostic test kits for the city's 2.55 million residents.
• The Incheon-based company echoed that it provided 100,000 DiaPlexQ kits to the United Ara...

WORKPLACE FATALITIES COUNT IN SINGAPORE STAY SAME AS LAST TWO YEARS

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• Singapore noted deaths at the offices for the initial half-year of 2020 to the past two years, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in an official statement.

This was regardless of the suspension of the certain working environment in ...

CHINA WARN CITIZENS OF UNKNOWN PNEUMONIA WITH HIGHER FATALITY RATE

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• The Chinese embassy at Kazakhstan has issued a warning for its citizens about unknown pneumonia after more than 600 people died in June because of it.
• The Chinese embassy made it clear that unknown pneumonia has a much higher fatality rate...

POST LOCKDOWN, INDIA MAY WITNESS 800,000 COVID-19 CASES IN A MONTH: STUDY

With more than 343,000 cases of coronavirus, India has reached fourth spot in the list of highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. According to a recent study, India’s coronavirus tally may surpass 800,000 mark in the month of July. The Government of India led by Prime Minister Nar...

THE ITALIAN SAGA OF COVID-19: AGE & LACK OF TESTS MIGHT BE THE CULPRIT

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• Speculations over why Italy is being buried alive by the coronavirus
• Italy’s average age is high
• It does not have enough kits to test as many as possible

 As the coronavirus horror in Italy keeps unfolding, per...