Coronavirus Emergency Articles & Analysis
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Bagdasar-Arsenie Hospital in Romania has received UVD Robot number 100 of the total of 200 fully autonomous disinfection robots the European Commission have purchased to its member states. As the second wave of Coronavirus cases surged across Europe in the fall of 2020, UVD Robots and Blue Ocean Robotics - the manufacturer of the autonomous disinfecting robot equipped with UV-C ...
From the same article citing Björn Meyer, PhD, a virologist who specializes in the study of RNA viruses at Institut Pasteur in Paris, the article continues “. . . because human populations have no immunity to the newly emerged coronavirus, time is, necessarily, of the essence. . . . The speed at which SARS-CoV-2 is able to spread is remarkable”. ...
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to distribute direct assistance to agricultural producers affected by the COVID-19 emergency. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will distribute direct payments totaling $16 billion to assist producers of beef, pork, dairy, row crops, produce, and other producers whose markets have been ...
Simons said the FTC is prioritizing enforcement efforts to stop coronavirus scams as well as any attempts to take advantage of consumer-related fears such as financial distress. In addition to issuing more than 40 warning letters to companies making unsupported claims of products’ ability to treat the coronavirus or to service providers and companies that ...
Today the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses some of the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) challenges building owners and managers may face when reopening buildings that were temporarily closed due to COVID-19 orders. “Not only are cleaning and disinfection procedures going to be ...
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), created a new Small Business 20/20 program to provide grants to targeted businesses throughout the state to help small businesses suffering losses due to COVID-19. The approved $5 million in funding will provide grants of up to $20,000 to targeted businesses with no more than 20 employees to cover rent and to meet payroll expenses, including ...
IOSH is working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to share latest information and guidance on the coronavirus and how to stay healthy at work. Coronavirus (COVID-19) affects the lungs and airways. The main symptoms of coronavirus are coughing, a high temperature and shortness of breath. WHO has declared the ...