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Mobile health technologies to tackle COVID-19

According to the latest research, mobile health technologies have now become a critical solution in monitoring COVID-19 patients at home and predicting who might need medical intervention. An international task force has conducted extensive research that reveals mobile health technologies such as wearable sensors, electronic patient generated data, and digital contact tracing can assist in […]

Accurate 3D imaging for Covid-19 diagnosis

Professors from LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine have created a method of Covid-19 diagnosis that uses 3D imaging and modeling techniques that can reliably show the exact spreading path of the virus in human lungs. In their paper published in BMJ Case, the researchers describe how the method allows doctors to monitor and path […]

Instagram deletes account advertising ASU COVID-19 parties

PHOENIX (AP) — Instagram has deleted an account that claimed to throw “COVID parties” at Arizona State University after the school sued Facebook and the owner of the account on Thursday on allegations that the account improperly used the school’s logos and trademarks. “We have removed the account in question for violating our policies,” a […]

African Innovation against COVID-19

As the African continent records more than a million confirmed COVID-19 cases, African innovators have responded to the challenges brought on by the pandemic via several creative inventions. We have listed 8 great ideas that are helping local communities. 1. ‘Doctor Car’ RobotDeveloped by students from the Dakar Polytechnic School in Senegal, the ‘Doctor Car’ […]

Vodafone adds laptop security to help with the rise in cyber threats

Vodafone has expanded its business security services to include protection for business customers’ laptops and desktops. Trend Micro’s ‘Worry-Free’ service is a new detection service to protect businesses and their employees from online security threats such as ransomware, out-of-date applications, and phishing attacks on desktops and laptops. Recent research* by Vodafone has found that 90% […]

Latest update on the Russian vaccine for Covid-19

Petrovax Pharm, a full cycle biopharmaceutical company in Russia has started the late-stage trial of the Russian vaccine candidate for COVID-19 from CanSino Biologics Inc. The Chinese drug firm is setting up testing abroad to close the gap on regulatory approval. The Russian vaccine dubbed Ad5-nCoV has already received approval for military use by China […]

Covid-19 pandemic makes UK SMEs vulnerable to cyberattacks

The United Kingdom is already vulnerable to cyberattacks. A study conducted by Specops on cybercrimes between 2006 and 2020 shows that the country is the second most targeted by significant cyberattacks. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, many companies have shifted their businesses online in response to the lockdown measures. A significant number of UK […]

Australia announces allocation limits to the upcoming spectrum auction

The government of Australia has announced allocation limits of the 26 GHz spectrum for the country’s next 5G auction set to occur in March 2021. The new spectrum will complement the 3.6 GHz spectrum, which mobile operators are already using to deploy 5G services across Australia, according to RCR Wireless. Paul Fletcher, Australian Minister for […]