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| Qiagen gets FDA EUA status for QIAstat-Dx test to detect novel coronavirus Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:18:36 from NS Medical Devices by rdharma Qiagen has secured emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its QIAstat-Dx respiratory SARS-CoV-2 panel test kit. The QIAstat-Dx test kit is claimed to be the first and only syndromic solution designed to diagnose patients infected with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus. Qiagen’s new test holds the capacity to differentiate the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus from 20 other serious respiratory infections Qiagen’s new test is said to differentiate the SARS-CoV-2...... Read more |
| Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they're not up to the job Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:16:22 from Anglais – The Conversation by Nicole Blay, Research Fellow - workforce, Western Sydney University Shutterstock/Have a nice day PhotoThe number of people going to hospital with the coronavirus is expected to rise, putting a strain on our health and aged care services and their workforce. Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas from overseas are being encouraged to work as nursing assistants during this COVID-19 pandemic. This is in keeping with the worldwide trend of employing more nursing assistants in health and aged care...... Read more |
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Nene Leakes Upset At Son For Not Practicing Social Distancing Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:51:07 from Black News Zone by philton4 Nene Leakes may be setting her youngest son Brent up for a rude awakening after voicing her concerns about his tendency to hang out in the streets amid the coronavirus. On Sunday, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star vented to her followers explaining that Brent isn’t taking social distancing seriously enough, especially since his parents […] The post Nene Leakes Upset At Son For Not Practicing Social Distancing appeared first on Black News Zone.... Read more |
| Masking power in the age of contagion: the two faces of China in the wake of coronavirus Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:18:39 from Anglais – The Conversation by Haiqing Yu, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University ShutterstockChina has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicentre where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required – as well as agenda-setting in the global power play. China played a decisive role in combating the invisible enemy. Chinese officials and academics are taking this opportunity to rescript the narrative and place China as the new world leader. In the quest for this leadership, China seems to be playing...... Read more |
| Using nursing assistants to fill coronavirus gaps brings risks if they're not up to the job Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:16:22 from Anglais – The Conversation by Nicole Blay, Research Fellow - workforce, Western Sydney University Shutterstock/Have a nice day PhotoThe number of people going to hospital with the coronavirus is expected to rise, putting a strain on our health and aged care services and their workforce. Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas from overseas are being encouraged to work as nursing assistants during this COVID-19 pandemic. This is in keeping with the worldwide trend of employing more nursing assistants in health and aged care...... Read more |
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On-demand shuttle startup Via hits \$2.25 billion valuation on latest funding round led by Exor Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:38:58 from TechCrunch by Kirsten Korosec On-demand shuttle startup Via has hit a \$2.25 billion valuation following a Series E funding round led by Exor, the Agnelli family holding company that owns stakes in PartnerRe, Ferrari and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Series E funding round, which included other investors, totaled \$400 million, according to a source familiar with the deal. Exor invested \$200 million into Via as part of the round, both companies said in an announcement. Noam Ohana, who heads up Exor Seeds, the holding...... Read more |
General Catalyst just announced \$2.3 billion in new capital commitments across three funds Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:32:56 from TechCrunch by Connie Loizos General Catalyst, the 20-year-old venture firm that has been bulking up in recent years, announced this morning that it has secured \$2.3 billion in capital commitments across three funds: a \$600 million early-stage fund, a \$1 billion growth fund for companies with \$10 million-plus in annual revenue, and a \$700 million “endurance fund” to back large companies doing more than \$100 million in sales, as reported earlier in Forbes. It’s an impressive amount for the firm, which last closed a \$1.4...... Read more |
| An entrepreneur’s guide to startups battling COVID-19 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:32:45 from The Next Web by Conrad Egusa Around the world, communities, organizations, and governments, are waging the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, hoping to turn the tide and help the public cope in the interim. Solidarity and mutually shared responsibility have proved critical in the very slow return to normalcy, as both private and public organizations look to each other for advice on how to best mitigate the effects of the pandemic. The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released its COVID Action Platform, with an aim to...... Read more |
Daily Crunch: Amazon warehouse workers walk out Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:09:02 from TechCrunch by Anthony Ha Amazon faces worker complaints over its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, General Motors says it’s moving fast to manufacture face masks and we’ve got some numbers quantifying the video conferencing boom. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 31, 2020. 1. Amazon warehouse workers are walking out and Whole Foods workers are striking Yesterday, warehouse workers on Staten Island in New York walked off the job in protest of Amazon’s treatment amid the crisis. Meanwhile, workers at Whole Foods, which...... Read more |
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