Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 2020

Contribution by Research Council, to ongoing Covid19 screening effort in Sarawak

The Research Council donated an Eppendorf 5702 centrifuge system to the Covid19 screening lab operated by the Clinical Research Centre (CRC), Sarawak General Hospital. 

Our Deputy General Manager, Dr Ivan Yap is also assisting in the screening efforts.

 

How are Covid19 vaccines being developed?

This graphical guide provides excellent information on the efforts to develop Covid19 vaccines.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01221-y?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20200430&utm_source=nature_etoc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200430&sap-outbound-id=9E3D271A08DF509D907FE41C0C9E9C892189BC93

Origin of Covid19

Covid19 is not manmade as shown by genetic analysis in a paper published in Nature Medicine.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0820-9

There has been too many fake news on Covid19 being artificially created in China at Wuhan. 

Detection of Covid19 by real time PCR.

A pictorial summary of how the detection of Covid19 is carried out.

Restricted movement

We have been on Movement Control Order (MCO) since 18th March, 2020, to reduce the spread of Covid19.  MCO has been extended till May 12th. We have postponed many of our activities. Stay at home, stay safe.

Invitro test of hydrochloroquine on Covid19

This study carried out in China showed effective inhibition of Covid19 replications in vitro.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-020-0156-0