Indian-US scientists work on pre-existing immunity in people unexposed to COVID-19

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Jul, 2021

In a study published in the Nature journal, Scientific Reports, an international team of researchers from MedGenome...Read more

DHL Express delivers Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines to Malaysia

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Jul, 2021

DHL Express has delivered the US government's donation of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The arrival of around 1,000,000 d...Read more

Scientists propose repurposing anti-malarial drug Mefloquine to fight COVID-19

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2021

Japanese scientists are scanning the possibility of using an anti-malarial drug called mefloquine....Read more

Singapore to purchase Monoclonal Ab from GSK and Vir Bio to treat COVID-19

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Jun, 2021

GlaxoSmithKline Singapore and Vir Biotechnology on June 30, 2021, announced an agreement with the Government of Singapor...Read more

Third APAC Psychiatry Symposium discusses treatment of mental disorders during COVID-19

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Jun, 2021

At the third Asia Pacific (APAC) Psychiatry Symposium, held online on June 26, more than 1,000 psychiatrists, gener...Read more

Singapore accelerates national vaccination programme

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2021

Singapore is accelerating its national vaccination programme, as it has been able to bring forward the delivery of the v...Read more

ADB approves loan worth $940 M for Bangladesh to purchase COVID-19 vaccines

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jun, 2021

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan package of $940 million for the Government of Bangladesh to purchas...Read more

Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine may face uptake challenges in US: GlobalData

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Jun, 2021

Novavax has further demonstrated excellent results from its pivotal PREVENT-19 vaccine trial. Despite this positive data...Read more

Fujitsu Japan deploys world's fastest supercomputer for COVID-19 therapies

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Jun, 2021

Fujitsu Japan has announced that it will initiate a new research project with a research team led by Japan's Resear...Read more

Taiwanese firm UBI-Asia inks COVID-19 vaccine deal with Paraguay

COVID19 |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Jun, 2021

Vaxxinity, a US-based company pioneering the development of a new class of immunotherapeutic vaccines, in close collabor...Read more

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