Zahid Malik, Bangladeshi state minister for health, told journalists Tuesday that the trace of the Zika virus was detected within a blood sample taken in
2014 from a sexagenarian whose name has not been disclosed.
Malik said in 2013 and 2014 Bangladesh health officials collected blood samples of some patients infected with other diseases like Dengue fever.
"Recently traces of Zika virus has been detected in one of those blood samples," he said and the patient with Zika virus disease is undergoing
treatment at a hospital.
The patient is getting better.
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Meanwhile, he mentioned that blood samples of some 159 people who had intimacy with the victim were tested negative for Zika transmission.
Two units under internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd are working in tandem to test facial recognition technology that will allow users to unlock
delivery drop boxes.
Cainiao Network Technology Co Ltd, an Alibaba-backed courier aggregator, is promoting such an application to its partner delivery firms and parcel pickup
facility providers in a test run in Shanghai, the company said during a customer
conference in Shanghai on Thursday.
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Alibaba is headquartered.
An army of specially equipped kiosks have been installed across five locations at Shanghai's financial district of Lujiazui, with cameras scanning
people's faces to verify their identities. The companies plan for a nationwide
rollout when the pilot projects mature in the city.
In the first instance, the machine would compare the detected face with the image logged by public security authorities, said Chen Jidong, director of
biometric identification technology at Ant Financial.
To achieve that adidas nmd city sock black for sale , users need to subscribe to a service embedded in the Alipay digital wallet, which gives the app the green light to
capture their personal information to confirm their identity, he noted.
This is possible thanks to 550 million real-name users on Alipay, through which they pay bills, settle traffic fines, manage wealth and get small loans.
"The scanning system focuses on your face adidas nmd city sock for sale , so it doesn't matter if you change your makeup or wear a wig," Chen said, adding that multiple tests have been conducted under
various environments such as under sunlight or in the dark to ensure a smooth
and consistent performance.
A demonstration video displayed during the conference suggested the whole process takes roughly five seconds, significantly shortening the conventional
method of parcel retrieval by typing in text codes, which normally takes 16
seconds, the companies said.
"I would expect this investment and new process to save a substantial amount of time and ensure security adidas nmd xr1 olive womens ," said Zou Jianhua, CEO of Diyi Box, a parcel pickup facility provider. "Just in Shanghai, at least 10,000 parcel pickup
locations will be equipped with such functionality in three years."
Chen said that the false-acceptance rate, or the chances that the system incorrectly accepts an unauthorized user adidas nmd xr1 olive green for sale , should be below 0.001 percent and be further lowered to ensure bank-level security.
Shenzhen-based SF Express, a leading Chinese courier that is competing with Cainiao's network, said it is also developing biometric-based technologies to
apply to its own parcel pickup cabinets.
By Gao Lu
HOUSTON, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- In the aftermath of tropical storm Harvey, expert believe there is a long way to go to improve emergency preparedness
system in the United States.
Category four Hurricane Harvey made a landfall along the coast of Gulf of Mexico. The storm brought unprecedented rainfall to the greater Houston area in
south U.S., killing dozens of people. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said damage by
Hurricane Harvey would reach 150 billion to 180 billion U.S. dollars.
During an exclusive interview by Xinhua adidas nmd xr1 pink for sale , Jim Blackburn, co-director of Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation Center from Disasters in Rice University,
said the disaster showed there is a lot to improve the emergency preparedness
system in the U.S.
"We have a long way to go in emergency preparedness system. There's a much better warning system that we could have. In fact it would be very easy to
have."
According to him, the flood-alert system in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston sets a good example for the entire country.
Designed by Rice University civil engineering professor Philip Bedient and other experts, the Flood Alert System - now in its third version - uses
radar adidas nmd xr1 black for sale , rain gauges, cameras and modeling to indicate whether Houston's Brays Bayou is at risk of overflowing and flooding
the TMC. The system can predict maximum flooding conditions two to three hours
ahead of time and track rain totals more accurately than radar alone.
The lead time was crucial, said TMC's President and CEO Bill McKeon. It allowed the hospitals to shut their floodgates and evacuate basement garages
before the flood hit.
In the end, the only damage the hospital sustained was downed trees and leaky roofs, McKeon said.
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