Tag: test
EU Digital COVID Certificate: Commission awards €95 million to boost access to tests
The Commission has awarded grants to 20 Member States totalling €95 million to purchase COVID-19 diagnostic tests to facilitate the delivery of the EU Digital…
Vaccines for all, an ‘acid test’ in COVID-19 battle
Equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines will represent an “acid test” for the international community, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) told…
Poorer countries to get 120 million $5 coronavirus tests, WHO says
Some 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus will be made available to low- and middle-income countries at a maximum of $5 each, the World…
’Close to 100% accuracy’: Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid
Researchers running Helsinki pilot scheme say dogs can identify virus in seconds. Four Covid-19 sniffer dogs have begun work at Helsinki airport in a state-funded…
Airlines urge UK, U.S. to start London-New York passenger testing trial
Major airlines want the U.S. and British governments to launch a passenger testing trial for the coronavirus for flights between London and New York to…
Volkswagen to test autonomous vehicles in Chinese city Hefei
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) said on Wednesday it will start testing autonomous vehicles in China’s eastern city of Hefei, its first in the world’s biggest car…
‘Pregnancy test for water’ delivers fast, easy results on water quality
A new platform technology can assess water safety and quality with just a single drop and a few minutes. Likened to a pregnancy test, the…
Migrants test positive for coronavirus after arriving in Italy
Eight migrants who disembarked in Sicily this week after being rescued in the Mediterranean by a charity boat are in quarantine after testing positive for…
Portuguese resort to test all residents ahead of summer season
A popular beach town near Lisbon plans to be the first in Portugal to test all of its 200,000 residents for coronavirus antibodies to try…
Getting a coronavirus test in Wuhan: fast, cheap and easy
Coronavirus tests can be difficult to come by in many countries including in hard-hit parts of the United States and Britain, but in Wuhan, the…
Living Lab: UK smart home energy test centre takes step forward
SysMech’s digital cloud system to support Living Lab 2.0 test centre for low carbon heating, EVs and smart home energy innovations Plans for a major…
Coronavirus in Europe: UK ’paying the price’ for not doing more COVID-19 tests, says expert
The United Kingdom is now paying the price for not carrying out more coronavirus tests, an expert has told Euronews. The country’s current capacity stands…
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