Category: National

Tunisian engineers have created a web-based platform that scans lung X-rays and evaluates whether patients are likely to be suffering from the novel coronavirus. While it’s not the first initiative of its kind in the world, its creators say it is the first to be openly available. And though not a diagnostic tool, the technology provides a “90%” reliable indication of the probability of infection, they add. Teachers and students at the Tunisian engineering and technology institute INSAT have been developing the platform — Covid-19 Exam Ct/XR images by AI…

Two drones equipped with temperature sensors and baffles were donated by the “Telnet” group to the Health Ministry as part of strengthening the Ministry’s logistical means against the spread of COVID-19. This type of drone allows large-scale sweeps to measure the temperature of citizens in an area of 7 km in diameter, reads a statement of the Ministry of Health. These drones are also equipped with acoustic amplifiers that allow the communication of awareness messages to prevent the risks of the coronavirus pandemic, the statement added. The ceremony of handing…

TUNISIAN engineers have created a web-based platform that scans lung X-rays and evaluates whether patients are likely to be suffering from the COVID-19. Teachers and students at the Tunisian engineering and technology institute INSAT have been developing the platform – COVID-19 Exam Ct/XR images by AI – since mid-March, with the support of German development agency GIZ, the Italian Society of Medical Radiology and US tech giant IBM. Thousands of X-rays of the lungs of both healthy people and COVID-19 patients have been fed into the platform, allowing artificial intelligence…

“For certain things, the world doesn’t stop…We continue to receive BIOL awards ( 25 years of history rewarding excellence in organic oils) granting us the EXTRA GOLD medal (the Extra Gold is the highest recognition of the competition). Let’s continue to work our olive trees for the new campaign” Maher Ben Islamil co-founder of Triomphe Thuccabor. Triomphe Thuccabor organic olive oil was awarded the International Prize for Best Organic Extravirgin Olive Oil in the World on March 20, 2020, in Bari, Italy. This distinction certifies that the organic extravirgin olive…

Tunisian professional chefs gathered for a volunteer action to prepare meals for medical and paramedical personnel in public hospitals. This initiative launched by the Tunisian Association of Culinary Art Professionals is part of a solidarity campaign to support the efforts of the State in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. The team of professional chefs reserved a room in the Gammarth region to receives donations of foodstuffs for the preparation of meals. Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, Mohamed Toumi, visited Thursday these volunteer chefs. He praised this initiative and…

Vermeg donated on Wednesday some 1,500,000 TND to the 1818 National Fund to underpin State efforts in curbing the spread of the COVIID-19 in Tunisia. “VERMEG joins the collective efforts to combat the Coronavirus pandemic outbreak in Tunisia, and contributes with an amount of 1,500,000 TND to the benefit of the 1818 national fund”, said VERMEG CEO, Badreddine Ouali in his Facebook page. “This participation is part of the support to the Ministry of Health, to deal with the spread of this virus. It confirms once again our commitment as…

The Interior Ministry has deployed robots to enforce the country’s lockdown and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The Remote-controlled vehicles of ENOVA Robotics are patrolling the streets of Tunis in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. “Our goal is always to be close to the needs of safety and health through technology and innovation”, Anis Sahbani creator of the revolutionary robot said. In a series of videos that have been widely shared on social media, Tunisians have been approached by remote-controlled vehicles asking if they’re aware…

Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki, announced on Sunday that the ministry will soon start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits, that provide test results for patients in just 10-minutes. “In ten days, over 500,000 new rapid COVID-19 testing kits will be available in Tunisia,” Mekki told Tunisian private radio Ifm, adding that the new rapid testing kit is “of high precision and internationally certified, and will help speed up the process of testing.” “The rapid testing kits simply requires a pinprick to patient’s finger so that it can take one…