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During the novel coronavirus epidemic, medical staff and scientific researchers on the frontline have been the most admirable heroes. It is of paramount importance to protect them from the virus, especially amid sampling and testing. Without professional protective equipment, they will be directly exposed to the virus.

To tackle these challenges, Haier Biomedical has provided laboratory safety solutions to multiple expert groups including the military medical expert group and the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, at the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Haier biosafety cabinets are installed in laboratories and mobile testing vehicles to provide protection for scientific researchers.  

Build tent labs with Chen Wei research team

On 31stJanuary, China was expending great efforts in combating Covid-19. Chen, Wei, a researcher at The Academy of Military Medical Sciences of the PLA Academy of Military Science and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that the mobile tent Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) laboratories had been put into operation in the morning. They increased the testing speed and shortened waiting time by utilizing domestically developed testing kits and automatic nucleic acidsampling technology.

Although the mobile labs feature a higher biosafety level, the expert group is still faced with risks of infection. To reduce the risks, Haier Class II A2 Biosafety Cabinets were installed as protective equipment for the novel coronavirus testing and the research on vaccine antibodies.

(Mobile tent lab)

Haier biosafety cabinets in mobile testing vehicles

Apart from the mobile tent lab,the frontline military medical expert group in Wuhan, had another secret weapon - mobile testing vehicles. They are viewed as reinforced mobile tent labs. Simply put, they installed a mobile tent lab on the chassis of a trailer which can be deployed to the epidemic area and start testing immediately.  

Like in the tent lab, researchers in the mobile testing vehicle are also faced with the risk of infection. Therefore, inside the mobile testing vehicle in Wuhan, Haier biosafety cabinets were installed to offer protection for scientific researchers.

(Haier biosafety cabinets in a mobile testing vehicle)

Build a P3 negative pressure tent laboratory in Suifenhe City

As of mid-April, more Chinese were returning to China through Suifenhe Border Control in Heilongjiang Province. The local government was burdened with the pressure of dealing with importedCovid-19 cases. On 13thApril, in order to combat cross-border transmissions and support the local government, the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention dispatched an expert group of 15 people to Suifenhe City to build a P3 negative pressure tent laboratory.

On 12thApril, Haier Biomedical delivered biosafety cabinets and reagent freezers, etc. to Suifenhe Center Disease Control and Prevention and supported the construction of the P3 negative pressure tent laboratory.

(Haier biosafety cabinets arrived at Suifenhe City)

(Haier biosafety cabinets in the P3 negative pressure mobile tent laboratory)

By utilizing Haier Biomedical’s new generation smart IoT biosafety cabinets, users can book sterilization sessions with one touch on the app and ensure safety at all times. In addition, Haier biosafety cabinets, with their innovative constant wind-flow technology, ensure the safety of the lab staff and the environment by maintaining a stable air curtain on the front window and preventing the inflow of lab air and the escape of microorganisms.

In combating Covid-19, labs and mobile testing vehicles have provided a key technological platform for expert groups in their research and testing of the novel coronavirus. But direct contact with the virus also means the highest risk of infection. Haier Biosafety Lab solutions build a biosafety firewall between medical staff and scientific researchers to make sure that they can safely contact and test the virus.