Malaysia initiates robust Bioeconomy plans for post-pandemic economic recovery

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2021

Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) announces its commitment and full support to the N...Read more

Indonesia receives $500M from World Bank for vaccination programme

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Jun, 2021

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved a loan of $500 million to expand Indonesia's efforts t...Read more

Malaysia grants permission to COVID-19 test kit from China

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jun, 2021

Holista Colltech Ltd has been granted permission from the Medical Devices Authority (MDA) of Malaysia's Ministry of Heal...Read more

Singapore advances ASEAN COVID-19 research collaboration

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2021

Singapore Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry Alvin Tan and Deputy Chief Executive (Research) of A*STAR Pr...Read more

Australia prefers Pfizer vaccine over AstraZeneca for age 59 and under

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2021

The Australian Government has received updated advice from the expert vaccine body, the Australian Technical Advisory Gr...Read more

Scientists in UK developing low cost, saliva-based COVID-19 test

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Jun, 2021

Researchers are developing a rapid, low cost and mass manufacturable saliva-based biosensor test for COVID-19 inspired b...Read more

COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca effective against Delta (‘Indian’) variant

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Jun, 2021

New data from Public Health England (PHE) demonstrated COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca offers high levels of prot...Read more

G7 summit held in the UK pledges 870 M COVID-19 vaccine doses

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2021

In a landmark agreement at G7 summit, held in Cornwall, UK, global leaders have pledged to share COVID-19 vaccine doses ...Read more

Singapore reviews occurrence of myocarditis and pericarditis in post-covid vaccination

COVID19 |  News | 1 Comment | 14 Jun, 2021

The Expert Committee at Singapore government has been closely monitoring international reports that the second dose of m...Read more

Tabuk Pharma to commercialize Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2021

Moderna, Inc. and Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company (a fully owned subsidiary of Astra Industrial Group), ...Read more

Australia brings anti-COVID nasal spray Viraleze to India

COVID19 |  News | 1 Comment | 11 Jun, 2021

India's vast population now has access to the Australian developed anti-COVID nasal spray Viraleze™ foll...Read more

Singapore authorises four COVID-19 antigen rapid test self-use kits

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2021

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has granted interim authorisation for the following four antigen rapid ...Read more

WHO's regional directors discuss international mobility challenges of health professionals

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Jun, 2021

Regional directors of the World Health Organisation for the Eastern Mediterranean, Europe and South-east Asia, Dr Ahmed ...Read more

Australia explores susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 variants after getting COVID-19 vaccine

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Jun, 2021

An Australian-led study will investigate whether it’s possible to predict who remains susceptible to SARS-CoV...Read more

US to donate 500 M Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to LMIC countries

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Jun, 2021

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced plans to provide the U.S. government at a not-for-profit price 500 million do...Read more

NTU Singapore designs reusable nanotech mask to block germs, particles

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Jun, 2021

Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have developed a reusable “nanotec...Read more

LivFul and GAD partner to distribute COVID-19 antigen test kit in LMIC

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Jun, 2021

LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics (GAD) announced a new partnership to make a variety of diagnostic kits, starting wi...Read more

Singapore develops rapid, accurate method for detecting viruses

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Jun, 2021

Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research G...Read more