Virus
Virus forces Luxottica to break Italian August holiday tradition
MILAN (Reuters) – Eyewear maker Luxottica said it would cut to just one week its customary August closure, a move which other firms may seek to replicate to relaunch production after the forced shutdown in the current coronavirus crisis. The decision by the Italian arm of eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica <ESLX.PA> impinges on the sacredness of …
Kemp deploys National Guard to help nursing homes battle virus
The state will deploy more than 100 Georgia National Guardsmen to assisted-living facilities and nursing homes with coronavirus cases to help limit exposure to the disease among the most vulnerable residents. Gov. Brian Kemp announced the deployment Tuesday as the state’s long-term care system is starting to feel strains from the pandemic. More than 30 …
Covalon Announces New Breakthrough Antimicrobial Technology Formulated to Kill The COVID-19 Virus
Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the “Company” or “Covalon”) (TSXV: COV; OTCQX: CVALF), an advanced medical technologies company, announces today its new breakthrough antimicrobial technology formulated to kill the COVID-19 virus (or “SARS-CoV-2”) and other viruses, bacteria, and pathogens. The new technology, called CovaGuard™, has been specifically formulated to be effective at killing pathogens like the COVID-19 …
Virus Lockdown Forces Indian Policy Makers to Embrace Technology
Migrant workers and their families sit in the back of a truck traveling along National Highway 24 during a lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus on the outskirts of Delhi, on March 29. Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg India’s coronavirus response has unwittingly done away with the endless paperwork that has come to define …
No, Politics Won’t Take a Break for the Virus
Trump, for his part, reportedly wants to establish himself in the crisis as a “wartime president,” above the fray, but can’t resist stopping to tweak his own rivals, from Joe Biden to Mitt Romney. Is this the way the U.S. government is supposed to behave in the face of a grave threat to the nation—spending …
SA’s new fines for breaking virus rules | The Canberra Times
news, national South Australians who breach self-isolation or quarantine orders will be slapped with a $1000 on-the-spot fine under new regulations designed to stop the spread of coronavirus. Fines of $5000 can also be imposed on businesses that breach the current rules. It comes as the state’s total number of COVID-19 cases rose by 30 …
Southern states face spike in coronavirus cases
Last Updated Mar 25, 2020 7:33 PM EDT The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in the South, and hospitals are becoming overwhelmed. Louisiana, Florida and Georgia are facing alarming spikes, with more than 4,700 cases and 125 deaths in those states alone. There are more cases in the New Orleans area than there are in Los …
Breaking: Shelter in place for Hideaway Lake after virus death: Resident was ‘faithful member’ of area church | Covid-19
The city of Hideaway has ordered a shelter in place beginning Thursday after a resident died from complications of the coronavirus. Hideaway sent the announcement on Wednesday, just hours after the Northeast Texas Public Health District announced the first COVID-19 related death in Smith County. The first death in Smith County was Elwood McElveen, 91, of …
As The Virus Changes, So Will Our Enterprise Technology Footprint
Let’s assume you have some sort of central IT application managing your accounts, customers, suppliers, products and locations in your organization today. It may be one of your (or the) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. It may also be a bespoke-developed solution using a relational database or a legacy Master …
Governments and Companies Race to Make Masks Vital to Virus Fight
Mike Bowen, whose company, Prestige Ameritech, makes masks in a factory in North Richland Hills, Tex., said that he told officials in the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations that about 95 percent of surgical masks are manufactured outside the United States, including by American companies that moved factories overseas to reduce costs. Mr. Bowen said …
