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Amana Healthcare launches therapy program for post COVID-19 patients

Amana Healthcare, the Middle East’s leading provider of post-acute care services, has launched a first-of-its-kind therapy program to rehabilitate patients who have been left with serious health issues and impairments after recovering from COVID-19. Drawing on the Mubadala Healthcare provider’s established expertise working with long-term care patients and offering specialized rehabilitation for conditions such as strokes and traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, the new program is being deployed as part of its broader efforts to mitigate the effects of…

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Pegasus Airlines signs up for COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol

Pegasus Airlines has signed up to the COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety Protocol published jointly by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). This protocol, which is an operational guide for the management of air travellers and aviation personnel in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes the measures defined by EASA and ECDC to ensure the health safety of air travellers and aviation personnel. Pegasus Airlines CEO Mehmet T. Nane said,…

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Keyvan Aviation creates new antibacterial uniforms to protect people from bacteria and viruses

Istanbul based company Keyvan Aviation has created new antibacterial uniforms that use materials designed to protect people from viruses and bacteria without cabin crew having to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) over their uniforms. “To achieve ICAO ‘clean crew’ advice, we built Airlines Cabin Crew Uniform with new safety design to cover the entire body and used antibacterial fabric to actively inhabit viruses and kill bacteria upon contact on the surface,” said Seden Bolat, Keyvan Aviation strategy advisor. "Our uniforms…

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Covid-19 expected to boom medical devices industry

Doctors could soon see an unexpected silver lining from the cloud of COVID-19: better data on patients. Because of the fear of going to the doctor, patients may drive a boom in medical devices that monitor their health from afar. Venture capitalist Harry Glorikian, author of "MoneyBall Medicine: Thriving in the New Data-Driven Healthcare Market," said doctors are already using wearable technology to monitor our heart rate, blood pressure, stress, sleep patterns and more. Glorikian, who is based in the…

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Singapore travellers to wear monitoring device during home quarantine

Singapore will make some incoming travellers wear an electronic monitoring device to ensure that they comply with coronavirus quarantines as the city-state gradually reopens its borders, reported Reuters citing local authorities. From August 11, the devices will be given to incoming travellers, including citizens and residents, from a select group of countries who will be allowed to isolate at home rather than at a state-appointed facility. Similar measures using electronic wristbands to track peoples' movements during quarantine have been used…