Day: November 9, 2021

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Hope Red and White vaccine production commences in 2022: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has expressed the hope that the production of the Red and White COVID-19 vaccine developed by Airlangga University and PT Biotis Pharmaceuticals Indonesia would start in the second half of 2022.

“I hope that the clinical trial process will run smoothly so that in the second half of next year, the Red and White Vaccine can be produced,” he said at the Open Session of the 67th anniversary of Airlangga University here on Tuesday.

The pre-clinical test of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Universitas Airlangga has shown good results and high efficiency, he noted. PT Biotis Pharmaceuticals Indonesia will conduct clinical trials to check the safety and benefits of the vaccine, he added.

The first phase of clinical trials to test the safety of the vaccine would be conducted on 100 people, the second phase of clinical trials to check the immunogenicity of the vaccine would be conducted on 400 people, and the third phase will test the efficacy of the vaccine and involve about 3 thousand people, he informed.

According to Sadikin, the scenario for the third phase of the Red and White Vaccine clinical trial is currently being prepared.

“In the first scenario, the vaccine will be injected twice. Then, in the second scenario, the vaccine will be injected once as a booster to strengthen the previous injections, and in the third scenario, the vaccine will be injected twice targeting children aged under 12 years old,” he expounded.

At the Open Session on Tuesday, Airlangga University gave the Red and White Vaccine seeds to PT Biotis Pharmaceuticals Indonesia for further clinical trials.

The minister lauded Airlangga University and PT Biotis Pharmaceuticals Indonesia for successfully completing the research and pre-clinical vaccine trials in less than a year.

Minister Sadikin added that the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has also been involved in the development of the vaccine from the beginning to accelerate efforts to produce a domestically made COVID-19 vaccine.

 

 

Source: Antara News

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Joint emergency team holds simulations ahead of 2021 Mandalika WSBK

A joint emergency response team held a simulation on Tuesday in Kuta Mandalika, Central Lombok as part of preparations for the World Superbike (WSBK) event.

The team comprised personnel from the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), police, military, Transportation Office, Health Office, and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Hospital.

“The Healthy, Safety and Security Protocol simulation aims to give assurance to the tourists, both domestic and foreign ones, who will come to watch the World Superbike (WSBK) at the Mandalika Circuit on November 19–21,” director of preparedness at the Mataram city Basarnas, Agus Haryono, said here on Tuesday.

He said he hoped that the preparedness of the team will convince tourists to attend the WSBK as well as ensure that the international racing event runs safely and successfully.

“Thus, the people’s economic activities in the tourism sector can revive in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he remarked.

Furthermore, he informed the simulation focused on three scenarios.

The first one was a traffic accident scenario, Haryono said. The scenario involved a bus tire burst leading to the bus hitting the sidewalk, injuring some people, with the bus driver, pinned by the bus dashboard, suffering the worst injuries, he informed.

Since the accident caused a traffic jam, the emergency team asked for air medical evacuation assistance using the Basarnas’ helicopter HR-3603 flown by Marine Major Sinaga, he said.

“The team carried out the hoisting technique (a medical technique for lifting patients) and flew to the NTB Provincial Hospital, which had another team ready at the hospital helipad,” the director explained.

The second simulation scenario involved several tourists being swept away by a wave at the Kuta Mandalika Beach, Haryono said.

The emergency team — who immediately took action using jet skis, amphibious cars, sea riders, and other water fleets – rescued the victims, while one of them was found in a critical condition, he added.

“The team asked for air medical evacuation assistance again. Shortly afterward, the helicopter landed and took the victim to the provincial hospital,” Haryono said.

Meanwhile, the last scenario involved the handling of a crash at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, which injured several racers, he added.

The Basarnas Special Team evacuated one of the racers to the NTB Provincial Hospital using the prepared helicopter HR-6303, he said.

“The simulations aim to prepare the safety of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup (IATC) and WSBK races at the Mandalika Circuit,” the director added.

 

 

Source: Antara News

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Tagana personnel receive training on analyzing disasters

The Social Education, Research, and Counseling Center (BP3S) of the Social Affairs Ministry is training 60 personnel from emergency response units (Tagana) from all provinces in disaster situation analysis.

The training has been organized from November 7–13, 2021 at the Tagana Centre, Babakan Madang sub-district, Bogor district, West Java province.

“The strength of the ministry in responding to a disaster lies in the regional emergency response centers since you (the emergency response personnel) are the closest to the location of the accident,” Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini said in a statement received here on Tuesday.

Hence, the minister emphasized that Tagana should not only be able to disburse and provide aid packages to victims, but also carry out a disaster situation analysis.

“You have to know what to do on the site. You also must be able to analyze what the next steps are,” she remarked.

She cited the landslide in Sumedang district on January 9, 2021 as an example of the importance of disaster analysis.

“Initially, there were nine victims; however, there were many people who went to help without conducting any disaster analysis first. Thus, when the subsequent landslides occurred, it claimed 37 victims,” she pointed out.

During the training, head of BP3S, Hartono Laras, underlined the importance of training, saying natural disasters have continued to occur in various regions of Indonesia.

“In facing natural disasters, we need Tagana’s readiness; thus their capabilities must be improved from time to time,” he added.

Meanwhile, expert staff to the Social Affairs Minister for social change and dynamics, Adi Karyono, lauded the training conducted by BP3S.

“We have to increase our synergy and coordination with all related parties in the disaster management sector,” he added.

 

 

Source: Antara News

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Mandalika Circuit needs evacuation route signs: Military Resort Chief

Commander of Military Resort 162/Wira Bhakri, Brigadier General Ahmad Rizal Ramdhani, has highlighted the need for additional disaster evacuation route signs at the Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

“The area requires additional signs for disaster evacuation routes,” he said at the ‘Final Check Meeting’ for the implementation of the 2021 Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup (IATC), 2021 World Superbike (WSCK), and 2022 MotoGP with all stakeholders here on Tuesday.

He addressed the statement directly to the local Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) — which is a stakeholder for disaster preparedness.

“BPBD should prepare the signs immediately,” he urged.

The military resort commander said that it is important to provide complete information regarding disaster mitigation.

“If there are no clear guides, there will possibly be more victims — not because of the disaster, but due to panic rush and accidentally being trampled on,” he emphasized.

Meanwhile, head of the provincial BPBD, Sahdan, confirmed separately that his agency has prepared the signs.

“They are ready. We just need to install them. We will do it on Wednesday,” he informed.

Regarding where the signs will be placed, he said that he did not remember the exact points. However, he said he has ensured that the signs have been made.

“There are dozens of them. In addition, the evacuation route map has been established,” the provincial BPBD head stated.

The signs will provide information on evacuation directions and gathering points, starting from the Mandalika Circuit area to the safe evacuation point, he informed.

“Later, we will also put evacuation signs in 13 villages around the Mandalika Special Economic Zone,” he added.

In addition to installing the signs, the agency is going to educate the community and tourism business managers from villages on disaster mitigation, he added.

 

 

Source: Antara News

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Commence vaccinations for children soon, House Speaker tells govt

House of Representatives (DPR RI) Speaker Puan Maharani has asked the government to commence vaccinations for children aged 6-11 soon to support the implementation of face-to-face learning.

“We hope the vaccination for children aged under 12 can be implemented immediately. With vaccination, children can come back to learning at school safely,” she said in a statement received here on Tuesday.

She said she hoped the vaccination of children aged 6-11 can be realized promptly even though the Ministry of Health has said that it can only be started next year due to matters regarding the budget and priority groups for vaccination.

Vaccinating children in the 6–11 age group is necessary so that the implementation of face-to-face learning can be more extensive, Maharani added.

“Face-to-face learning needs to be implemented immediately to prevent fatigue due to children studying at home for too long,” she said.

She said she hoped face-to-face learning would be implemented uniformly for all children, starting from areas with the lowest COVID-19 cases rate to regions with higher rates. Therefore, vaccinating children must become a priority, she added.

The House Speaker urged the government to prepare the infrastructure, including health facilities equipped with health personnel, that are tailored to the needs of children aged below 12.

“We support the cooperation of the Ministry of Health with schools and the Social Offices in implementing child vaccinations. However, it should be underlined that children aged 6-11 years old need special treatment; so, the government must prepare it,” she remarked.

Maharani also appealed to parents not to hesitate to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the vaccine could greatly benefit and protect children from the deadly virus.

 

 

Source: Antara News

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Multiple screenings to prevent imported COVID-19 cases: spokesperson

Indonesia has put multiple health screenings in place for international travelers to prevent imported COVID-19 cases, spokesperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, has said.

“The mechanism has been regulated in the Task Force Circular Letter Number 20/2021 along with its addendum,” he remarked while delivering a press statement, accessed on the YouTube channel of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) here on Tuesday afternoon.

He made the statement in response to questions regarding the potential for the import of a new variant of coronavirus, AY.4.2, which was recently reported to have been detected in Malaysia.

The spokesperson informed that the multiple health screenings for travelers start with checks on their basic health condition at the arrival gate.

“Furthermore, they are required to do the after-arrival COVID-19 tests at the entrance point and carry out the self-quarantine,” he added.

In addition, he said that the duration of quarantine is different for international travelers who have been fully vaccinated and those who have not.

“The quarantine period is three days for those who have been fully vaccinated; meanwhile, those who have not been fully vaccinated will have to do it for five days,” he explained.

Furthermore, travelers are also required to undertake a second COVID-19 test after their arrival, he said.

Travelers who are required to conduct self-isolation for three days need to undertake the test on the third day, he added.

Meanwhile, for those who have to quarantine for five days, the test must be conducted on the fourth day, he said.

“Travelers are only allowed to leave the quarantine facility if the test results have been received stating that they are negative,” Adisasmito emphasized.

On average, the test results come out about 6 to 12 hours after a sample is taken, he informed.

“The government is committed to having the test results out as soon as possible,” he added.

 

 

Source: Antara News

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Opanga Announces the Availability of Merlin: Radio-Aware Machine Learning RAN Analytics

SEATTLE, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Opanga is announcing the availability of its breakthrough RAN Analytics platform which, for the first time, uniquely combines the power of big data and data science with radio-aware machine learning to modernize RAN planning, improving mobile consumer experience and materially increasing RAN CAPEX and OPEX efficiency.

“As a first for wireless, we’re deploying our innovative radio-aware machine learning and data science tech to overhaul the traditional RAN investment and CAPEX allocation process,” said Dave Ryan, Opanga CTO. “Our RAN Analytics solution, branded Merlin, modernizes the way network engineers can ensure that every penny of CAPEX they deploy provides measurable consumer experience benefits for their customers.”

Opanga’s RAN Optimization technology has been deployed by operators worldwide yielding material RAN performance improvement. The radio-aware machine learning tech at the core of Opanga’s RAN Optimization solutions is now leveraged by Merlin to resolve the age-old challenge of the wireless industry – lack of insight into the closed and proprietary RAN. Using Merlin, operators can more accurately target, and scale RAN CAPEX based on explicit real time consumer experience metrics while proactively ensuring that every future CAPEX investment will yield a strong and measurable ROI.

“The industry’s march to ORAN is gaining momentum fast which is really great to see,” said Ryan, “but there is no reason for operators to wait for ORAN to realize some of that great vision. Merlin is deployable on a single server in today’s traditional or virtualized mobile data centers and provides much of the ORAN concept in terms of RAN insight – today. Operators don’t currently have a way to definitively couple RAN CAPEX, their most dominant cost, directly to consumer experience, the fundamental product they sell. Merlin provides these desperately needed business analytics right now”.

About Opanga Networks

Transformational 4G and 5G Network Performance

Opanga is the global leader in delivering radio-aware machine learning solutions to improve RAN performance and analytics. Our solutions are deployed in the mobile core at software speed and scale. Opanga is focused on delivering innovative software solutions for 4G, 5G and ORAN networks.

Contact Opanga’s network optimization specialists at: lightningfastmobile@opanga.com

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Sportradar to Monitor FIBA 3×3 Basketball Competitions through its Universal Fraud Detection System

New Olympic sport selects Sportradar to protect integrity of its competitions

GENEVA and ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FIBA 3×3, the successful discipline that celebrated its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 this summer, has become the latest sport to sign up for Sportradar Integrity Services’ Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS). Sportradar Integrity Services is a unit of Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) (“Sportradar” or “the Company”), a leading global sports technology company.

As part of an initial one-year deal, Sportradar Integrity Services will monitor global FIBA 3×3 basketball competitions, including the World Cup, Zone Cups, the World Tour and the Women’s Series, among others, covering more than 2,800 games each season.

The UFDS is an advanced and proven bet monitoring system that has been independently assessed and verified by recognised experts in the field of sports betting and integrity. A global team of qualified integrity experts will analyse irregular betting patterns within FIBA 3×3 basketball games, with any suspicious activity being reported to the world governing body for basketball, providing essential visibility into the worldwide match-fixing landscape.

FIBA 3×3 basketball made a critically acclaimed debut at the Tokyo Games, after featuring at the Youth Olympics Games since 2010 and is enjoying significant growth in participation and popularity. This urban form of basketball is anticipated to expand even further over the coming years, with Sportradar’s UFDS forming an integral role in monitoring the increased interest from bettors and audiences.

The landmark pledge to offer the service free of charge demonstrates the company’s commitment to safeguarding the integrity of global sport. Irrespective of finances, Sportradar considers bet monitoring essential to any sport and believes that it should be available to help protect all levels of competition.

Managing Director of FIBA 3×3, Alex Sanchez, said: “We are fully committed to putting in place the necessary measures to ensure the integrity of 3×3 basketball is protected. Global bet monitoring is vital to upholding the integrity of sport and we are confident that the support of Sportradar Integrity Services will strengthen our integrity measures in 3×3 basketball.”

Sportradar Integrity Services Managing Director, Andreas Krannich, added: “Sportradar Integrity Services has a long and proud history of monitoring global betting markets for signs of suspicious betting activity on behalf of our sporting partners. We’re excited to monitor FIBA 3×3 global basketball events, at a time when the discipline is set to reach an even bigger audience.

“At Sportradar, we have witnessed integrity threats spread across sports and these challenges have only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our UFDS is best placed to help 3×3 basketball detect any betting market irregularities, as well as help understand any potential integrity threats to the sport, especially as interest is set to grow after its Olympics debut.”

NOTES TO EDITORS:

All tournaments to be monitored are:

FIBA 3×3 World Tour (men); Challengers (men); SuperQuest (men); FIBA 3×3 Women’s series; FIBA 3×3 World Cup; FIBA 3×3 World Cup Qualifiers; Olympic Qualification Tournament(s) for 3×3; FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup; FIBA 3×3 Zone Cups; FIBA 3×3 Zone Cups qualifiers; FIBA 3×3 U23 Nations League.

ABOUT SPORTRADAR INTEGRITY SERVICES:
Sportradar Integrity Services is a leading supplier of monitoring, intelligence, education, and consultancy solutions for sports organisations, state authorities, and law enforcement agencies to support them in the fight against match-fixing and corruption. Trusted and relied on by more than 100 sports’ governing bodies and leagues around the world and staffed with executives who have implemented integrity policies for the world’s largest sports bodies and leagues, we are firmly established as the unrivalled market leader in the field of sporting integrity.

ABOUT SPORTRADAR:
Sportradar is the leading global sports technology company creating immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. Established in 2001, the company is well-positioned at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries, providing sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business. Sportradar employs more than 2,300 full time employees across 19 countries around the world. It is our commitment to excellent service, quality and reliability that makes us the trusted partner of more than 1,600 customers in over 120 countries and an official partner of the NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, FIFA, UEFA, ICC and ITF. We cover more than 750,000 events annually across 83 sports. With deep industry relationships, Sportradar is not just redefining the sports fan experience; it also safeguards the sports themselves through its Integrity Services division and advocacy for an integrity-driven environment for all involved.

For more information about Sportradar, please visit www.sportradar.com

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