New Zealand Invests in Cost-Saving Biosecurity App to Protect Rural Sector
The biosecurity software uses data from a range of sources to map out rural interactions and potential disease pathways quickly, which could save New Zealand hundreds of millions of dollars by reducing response time.
Indonesia Transitions PeduliLindungi into Citizen Health App
Indonesia’s PeduliLindungi mobile app has been introduced as Citizen Health App. Five Indonesian startups won the G20 Digital Innovation Network Awards; a 5G Signal with international standards was used during a global meeting.
Harmonising Travel Health Practises in G20 Nations with Setiaji, Chief of Digital Transformation Office at Ministry of Health, Indonesia
Indonesia’s transition to digital health care has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are many opportunities for digitalisation that they are sharing with other countries.
Pushing Biotechnology in Hong Kong
A Hong Kong start-up specialising in diagnostics technologies recently announced a strategic partnership with a China-based biotech firm as well as the launch of its manufacturing site at the MARS Centre in Tai Po INNOPARK.
HKUST Develops App that Maps COVID-19 Hotspots
CovidInArea integrates and visualises open data from the Department of Health as an easily accessible heatmap, providing a free location-based tool for users to understand their risk due to proximity to the incident places.
AI-Powered PPE in Singapore General Hospital
The new digital tool will monitor the proper use of PPE in accordance with SGH’s stringent PPE protocol and has also pioneered 3D-printed chest implants for the Nuss procedure, which is a minimally invasive surgery.
Thailand Launches All-in-One Public Services App
The Thai government has built a single mobile app that offers services and accepts online suggestions and complaints and showing the government’s dedication to enhancing its offerings and serving its citizens.
Real-Time Bioinformatics Prediction Platform from CUHK
Based on roughly 2 million SARS-CoV-2 sequences and 49 clinical trials and observational studies, the new algorithms can be used to rapidly evaluate the VE of different types of vaccines against symptomatic COVID-19 infection.
Murdoch Uni’s ANPC Co-Launches New Phenomics Tool
The new NMR-based tool for phenomics research into long-term COVID-19 symptoms lays a foundation for the new “PhenoRisk PACS” test which uses NMR to distinguish individuals with Long-COVID.
Indian Researchers 3D Print N95 Mask with Nanoparticle Coating
The four-layer mask, whose outer layer is made up of silicon, has a shelf life of more than 5 years, depending on the use. The mask can be modified according to the requirement by changing the filter configuration.
Researchers Develop COVID-19 Sensor for Wearables
U.S. researchers have developed a COVID-19 sensor that is both quick and accurate, which may lead to more efficient and effective mass testing and could be used in wearable gadgets.
PolyU Develops Ultrasensitive Portable Detection Sensor
A research team from the Department of Applied Physics of PolyU has developed an ultrasensitive and portable COVID-19 antibody detection sensor based on organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) technology.
NZ to Get New RNA Development Platform
The government announced NZ$ 40 million to create an RNA Technology Development Platform that will look to address issues such as technology transfer, strengthen international R&D collaborations and more.
Singapore, African Union’s Digital Covid-19 Vax Validation Begins
Singapore and the African Union will be able to digitally verify each other’s Covid-19 vaccination certificates beginning on 23 May 2022 in an effort to smoothen international travel between the concerned nations.
Vietnam Issues Over 14 million Digital COVID-19 Vaccination Passports
The digital passports display vaccine data in Vietnamese and English with a QR code which expires after 12 months. Vietnam has mutual recognition agreements with 27 EU countries and 54 nations and territories.
New Solutions from HK Government Tech Lab
The first solution is an AI Animal Detection system that helps monitor and control local animal populations; the second solution, RobotManager, is a secure middleware for heterogeneous fleets of robots
E-commerce Firms, Driverless Vehicles Aid Shanghai Amid Lockdown
With the most populous city in China under lockdowns to manage the pandemic, online ordering businesses are rallying to help citizens in this time of dire need.
Digital Makes Ordering New Zealand’s Rapid Antigen Tests Easy
In light of the massive challenges the pandemic has brought to the country, New Zealand is stepping up its rapid testing drives and digital platforms have made the ordering process a lot easier.
iBus Helps Commuters Practice Social Distancing in Taiwan
To manage commuters on public transport, Taiwan’s iBus app allows passengers to check how crowded the vehicle is before they board the bus.
Vietnam Distributes Over 1 Million COVID-19 E-Passports
Launched by the Ministry of Health, the electronic vaccine passports are valid within 12 months from the issuance date and can be used in 62 countries. When the passport expires, a new QR code will be automatically generated.
New COVID-19 Tech to Deliver Faster, More Accurate Test Results
Murdoch University and the Perron Institute are working on a new technological screening platform that will rapidly and accurately detect COVID-19, without compromising quality. The new screening tech will help hasten the pandemic’s closure.
Taiwan Smart Healthcare Rises Buoyed by the Pandemic
Emerging technologies have become the saviours in a no-contact COVID-19 economy; the biggest names in Taiwan technology are using these to ensure digital healthcare happens.
PolyU Develops Portable Nucleic Acid Testing Device
PolyU was awarded over HK$2.7 million for research on a portable testing device for COVID-19 which they have now completed development; the device is capable of highly sensitive SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA detection.
NUS Develops Moisture-Trapping Film Tech
The novel super-hygroscopic film technology enhances sweat evaporation within a personal protective suit, to create a cooling effect for better thermal comfort for users including healthcare and other frontline teams.
HKUST Develops New Smart Anti-Microbial Coating
HKUST researchers have developed a new multi-level anti-microbial polymer coating effective in killing a wide range of bacteria, hard-to-kill spores, as well as inactivating 99.9% of highly-infectious viruses.
PolyU Start-up Launches Free Video Medical Consultation Platform
A start-up nurtured by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is providing a free video medical consultation service on its pioneering online healthcare platform to a quota of 3,000 COVID-19 patients.
E-commerce Platforms Make COVID-19 Self-testing Kits Easily Available in China
In the hope of curbing the rising virus spread faster, Chinese authorities make COVID-19 self-testing kits available on its most popular e-commerce platforms.
Indian Researchers Develop Touchless Sensors to Minimise COVID-19 Spread
The affordable solution is a low-cost touch-cum-proximity sensor using a printing technique that could be used for self-service kiosks, ATMs, and vending machines to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
UQ Partners Global Biotech Firm for MRNA Tech Research
UQ and a US biotech company are partnering to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world’s greatest global public health threats. The partnership will allow UQ scientists access to the biotech firm’s mRNA platform to develop mRNA vaccines for neglected and emerging viruses.
Taiwan’s QR Tech and Citizen Engagement Key to Containing Pandemic
With an effective system using smartphones and QR technology and citizens’ cooperation, Taiwan has evaded COVID-19 worst-case scenarios.