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The 2020 primary season was unprecedented to say the least. Amid COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the country, states varied in their decisions as to whether or not to send their constituents to vote at the polls. Drastic action was taken at the last minute in some areas, while other areas saw the consequences of their indecision later. Now, as we look toward the general election, it’s essential that states make a decision early considering three types of threats. The best course of action in this pandemic is a combination of mail-in voting with some in-person voting.

As per the latest research conducted at North Carolina State University, the opening of clinics especially dedicated to the treatment of influenza, could significantly aid in the reduction of the peak prevalence rate COVID-19. The findings of the new study are published in the journal PLOS ONE. The latest findings are of great importance to policymakers who have been working on finding ways to cope with the adverse impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The latest study was reportedly led by Julie Swann, who is the Department Head of North Carolina State University’s Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

The pandemic continues to surge making life and business miserable. The most affected in these are small stores and businesses that have no other presence than a shop around the corner. New regulations like mandatory masks and filters for ventilation and air conditioning system is adding further pressure on the already cash tripped stores. So here’s how they are surviving in the new normal.

Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, as it can sanitize N95 respirator masks, say researchers. This could enable wearers to safely reuse limited supplies of the respirator masks originally intended to be one-time-use items. The study published in the journal ‘Environmental Science and Technology Letters’ found 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric cooker such as a rice cooker or Instant Pot, decontaminated N95 respirator masks inside and out, while maintaining their filtration and fit.

COVID 19 has caused unprecedented havoc in the world and disrupted lives, livelihood, business, enterprise, and economy. Supply chain disruption and inadequate response from the industry have been the causes of concern across the globe. On this background, National Institute of Industrial Engineering organized a webinar on "Supply Chain Resilience and Need for Stress-Tests" by Professor David Simchi-Levi, a globally acclaimed scientist on Supply Chain Management and Logistics. Professor Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and Head of the MIT Data Science Lab, is also Fellow of INFORMS and Editor-in-Chief of Management Science and Journal of Operations Research.