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Labour leader calls for a national aggressive suppression strategy to tackle Covid-19 Photo: Pete Linforth, Pixabay. Suggestions by the Tánaiste that the introduction of mandatory quarantine would probably be for a year if the government chose to go down that route is leading to confusion according to the Labour leader. Tipperary Deputy Alan Kelly says the comments by Leo Varadkar on television last night made no sense. Speaking on Tipp Today earlier Deputy Kelly said with the right actions m...

Hacking activity increased during Coronavirus pandemic A hacker that goes by the name of ShinyHunters has now leaked data of 2.28 million users of a dating website MeetMindful that includes real names, Facebook account tokens, email addresses and geo-location information. According to a report in ZDNet, the leaked date in a 1.2GB file has been shared as a free download on a publicly accessible hacking forum.  "The content of this file includes a wealth of information that users provided when t...

Another S$30m to boost adoption of 5G in Singapore, including among SMEs Enterprise A new government fund that aims to accelerate the adoption and commercialisation of 5G in Singapore is a good thing to have, especially as it includes getting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt the new mobile technology. The tranche of S$30 million, announced on January 22, is a sign that the government is putting the money where its mouth is, as the rollout of 5G gather pace in the country while appli...

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2020 was a massive year for blockchain adoption, with some of the largest financial institutions worldwide buying or integrating cryptocurrencies into

In a follow-up from Sweden’s health officials, the Public Health Agency reported the first case of the virus variant of COVID-19 reported from South Africa. Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay The case of the South African virus variant, known as 501.V2, is linked to travelers from South Africa. “This shows that the extended recommendations for testing and sample analyzes have an impact, and that the special treatment of travelers who have visited these countries needs to continue”, says...

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Dr. Jack Regan, LexaGene’s CEO and Founder states, “I’m excited we have progressed to the point where we have started our FDA study. Our open-access technology is unlike any other on the market today, as it could be configured quickly to detect new variants, such as the recent UK variant (aka SARS-CoV-2 VUI 202012/01). Since our system is capable of high multiplexing and is microfluidic in nature, it is easy to add newly developed Polymerase Chain Re...

After nearly five years of negotiations, Britain and the European Union have reached an agreement on trade relations after Brexit. The announcement came on Christmas Eve, the traditional day when Czechs give each other presents. But was it a welcome gift for Czech businesses? I asked Lukáš Kovanda, the chief analyst at Trinity Bank, what he thinks of the Brexit deal. Lukáš Kovanda, foto: Khalil Baalbaki, Czech Radio “I think it is great news for the Czech Republic, as well as for other EU...

A study by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has found that a very large share of people infected with coronavirus in the spring still had detectable antibodies six months later. The main aim of the study was to find out how long the antibodies last in SARS-CoV2 virus infected persons, and thus also to assess the duration of possible protection. A previous study by THL and the City of Helsinki found that nearly all those infected with coronavirus (63/64) formed antibodies, whic...

UK international trade department unveils fintech match-making initiative By Ian Hall on 22/12/2020 The DIT campaign will focus on promoting British solutions in areas including regtech, robotic process automation and AI | Credit: Pete Linforth; Pixabay The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has launched a campaign to encourage international financial institutions (IFIs) to invest in British fintech. As part of the scheme, DIT will build a platform to help fintechs “connect with ...