Abstract The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has plagued virtually every continent and country, and Portugal is no exception. The high number of cases has caused a major burden on health services and obvious economic consequences, forcing an important reformulation in the health sectors’ organization. In the past weeks, counties in the country’s… Read more »

UK Water Industry Research is are seeking help from both academics and asset management experts to take on a critical piece of research that helps improve future investment decisions in the water sector. UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has opened its Expression of Interest (EOI) for a significant project that takes investment planning to the… Read more »

Two buildings on Cabrillo College’s campus tested positive for Legionella Anisa bacteria last week, a result of stagnant water sources during COVID-19. Read the full article here

This report from Public Health England provides a summary of data extracted from the national Legionella database for confirmed and suspected cases of Legionnaires’ disease in residents of England and Wales, as reported to the national surveillance scheme from 1 January to 15 November 2020. Read the full article here

New specification on minimum performance requirements and test methods for community face coverings open for comment Version 1 of BSI Flex 5555 Community face coverings — Specification is now available to download. Read the full article here

Synthetic cannabidiol, better known as CBD, has been shown for the first time to kill the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease. Read the full article here

With such low occupancy, what are the larger hotels on the Strip doing to protect against the possibility of Legionnaires disease? Is housekeeping going in all those empty rooms and flushing the toilets and running the showers on a bi-monthly basis? Read the full article here

On 16 December 2020, the European Parliament formally adopted the revised Drinking Water Directive. The Directive will enter in force on 12 January 2021, and Member States will have two years to transpose it into national legislation. Read the full article here

The CSC have been forwarded the latest draft of BS 2646-1:2020 Autoclaves for sterilization in laboratories – Part 1: Design, construction, safety and performance – Specification. This has been revised by a CH/198 drafting panel and the document has been approved for public consultation and the CSC would like to give you the opportunity to… Read more »

Though less common than in the past, Legionella bacteria and other dangerous pathogens still lurk in drinking water. Read the full article here