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Response Strategies Developed by China and Korea Against COVID-19
After receiving a report from the Central Disease Control Headquarters titled "The COVID-19 Trend in China and Response Plan," the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCHQ) discussed the implications of the epidemic (headed by Korea Disease Control and Prevention...
Experts disagree about Korea's plan for removing the indoor mask requirement.
The mandate for indoor masks was gradually phased out, according to a detailed roadmap released by the administration on Friday. It may have been done away with by the end of January, at the earliest. One of Korea's final COVID-19 restrictions, the indoor mask regulation, is still in place, a...
Prevention against Zika Virus
A few days ago, Karnataka reported the state's first case of Zika virus infection. Five-year-old girl sick with mosquito-borne illness in Raichur district.
Minister of Health K Sudhakar made the following statement on Tuesday about the first confirmed case of Zika virus in the state...
By meeting all World Health Organization (WHO) requirements, the Republic of Korea has become a global leader in drug and vaccine regulation.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in the Republic of Korea has reached the highest level of maturity (ML4) in the World Health Organization's (WHO) categorization of regulatory authorities for medical products. Only one of the 33 nations whose regulatory agencies for medical products have ...
During Korea's World Cup game, crowd control measures keep fans safe
No incidents were recorded in the fan zone in downtown Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square, where supporters of the Korean national football team congregated during its first match in the Qatar World Cup on Thursday night, despite growing public anxiety over crowd safety.
According to author...
On August 1, the legislature will meet to discuss COVID-19, the AGO audit, and workplace safety
Among the topics that will be covered at the following Parliament meeting on Monday is the current COVID-19 situation in Singapore, the Auditor-Office General's (AGO) audit of public agencies for the year 2021/2022, and the S$7.4 billion loss recorded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (M...
Stephen A. Owens to Chair the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Stephen Owens was appointed as the chairman of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board by President Joe Bidden
The US Senate in 2021 December confirmed Owens as a part of the United State Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
Since Owens's member...
Singapore is Going to Make Internet a Safe Place
It is currently being considered for passage in the city-state of Singapore that laws that would give government regulators in Singapore the authority to demand that social media companies remove or block online content that is deemed to be harmful, particularly to young people. These laws would ...
'Thailand Moving Together' meets with the private sector to ensure the safe operation of tourism and transportation in the endemic era
Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health, presided over a meet-and-greet session titled "Thailand Moving Together: Hug, Eat, Fly, Travel, Live Together" and hosted a public hearing with tourism and transportation operators to discuss ways to make the tran...
Chair Of Chemical Safety Board Resigned (US)
The chief of a federal agency that investigates severe industrial accidents has resigned, according to a letter read by Bloomberg. The departure of Katherine would leave just two members on the U.S. Investigation Board of hazard and chemical safety, but the White House said that it would nominate...
Why Software Vulnerabilities Threaten Patient Safety in ICS Security in Healthcare
One of the most serious risks to the global healthcare industry's purity is a lack of healthcare cybersecurity. The fact that more than 18 million patient records were affected by successful cyber-attacks on the US healthcare sector in 2020 demonstrates this.
Financial assets and in...
Innoviti receives a US patent for its secure QR communication system
For the safe transfer of payment information from a consumer-facing product – such as a terminal, website, or mobile app – to a payment processing server for authorization, communication security is critical. Customers' identities can be stolen, merchant identities can be changed,...
The EU is amending current legislation to better safeguard employees from harmful chemicals
The amendment, according to the Council, would improve worker protection by establishing exposure limits for acrylonitrile and nickel compounds and decreasing current benzene restrictions.
The directive will now provide more protection against reprotoxic compounds, which are chemi...
UAE Pro League Organizes Child Protection Workshops
The UAE Pro League and the Child Protection Center by the Ministry of Interior organized a series of workshops under their Child Safeguarding Program.
As part of the program, the UAE Pro League’s Child Licensing Department has been visiting several football academies in Al A...
European scientists suggest a limitation in use of BPA, a hormone disruptor present in plastics and food
The proposed restriction is "a headstone for BPA in Europe," says Laura Vandenberg, an endocrinologist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who deems it "a significant thing." Environmental and public health activists applaud the idea, which will be open for public com...
Australian Food Supply is Safe from PFAS
The Food Standards Australia and New Zealand have verified that the Australian food supply is safe from firefighting foam contamination that was used to tackle the bushfires in the country.
The Australian Total Diet Study releases a publication after every two to three years, and ...
Funds required for Bitcoin Legal safety
Highlights:
- Former Twitter boss Jack Dorsey looks at a future to safeguard Bitcoin legally.
A very well-known and brilliant Jack Patrick Dorsey who is the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter is known to have invested heavily in Bitcoin.
...Secondhand Vaping Considered Unhealthy in the US
According to a new study by Dr. Talat Islam, exposure to secondhand vaping from e-cigarettes is also causing harm to others including an increased risk of bronchitis symptoms in teens by 40 percent and problems of shortness of breath by 53 percent.
Researchers have also pointed out that...
Singaporean Universities to Safeguard Academic Freedom
In 2019, the Academia.sg website was started to reflect the academic concerns regarding the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA).
In 2021, the Academic Freedom Survey was published by the website. The results of the survey indicated that faculty working o...
Chemical Manufacturer in the US Fined for 232,000 Dollars After 2 Workers Die
The US manufacturer of chemicals, Diakin America Incorporation, has been fined 232,103 dollars by the Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration of Labors (OHSA) after two workers from the company died and another was injured at the manufacturing facility of the firm in Alabama.<...