The faculty members and students of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University have successfully developed, for the first time, a quick and easy-to-use portable sweat test device for COVID-19 to detect specific scents in sweat caused by bacteria.  Sample collection only takes 15 minutes per person, and the results can be obtained in 30 seconds.  The sweat test is now being used in community screening.

Chula Engineering has come up with an idea to help COVID-19 patients handle the crisis of hospital bed shortage and the overflowing number of patients by providing them with “a survival kit” complete with essential items and guidelines for self-care at home, as well as communication channels with officials while waiting for their beds. This is to help relieve the patients’ anxiety and to enable the community to survive the crisis together.

SK”, made possible by Chula Medical Innovation Center (CMIC), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, is an innovative hand-free cold compress mask for thyroid cancer patients, and those who have undergone dental surgery.

Faculty members from Sasin School of Management, Chulalongkorn University suggest that Thai people use positive energy to solve problems. The government must be the center of the lockdown and send clear messages about mitigating measures.

The Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University has brought out a quick, inexpensive, and easy-to-use leptospirosis test strip kit to help lower the risk of disability from internal organ failure and death, with the hopes of distributing them to community hospitals across the country.

It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand has now reached a crisis point.  One important question that urgently needs an answer is: What measures will the government use to handle the crisis?

Chula Veterinary Science recommends how to care for your pets and prolong their lives with antioxidant dietary supplements to help slow down aging and enhance good health in their old age.