Much is being said in the news about the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19). As the leader and President of Tekmos, I would like to reassure our customers by stating that “the internal supply chain for Tekmos does not go through China. Tekmos has received inquiries from customers. While we have several partners located in Asia, none of Tekmos product is manufactured in the People’s Republic of China. As a result, we do not anticipate any supply chain disruption as a consequence of the outbreak of the virus.”
The outbreak of corona virus disease (COVID-19) was first reported from global economic hub, Wuhan, China, December 31, 2019. The US Center for Disease Control (CDC) and The World Health Organization (WHO) are working closely with global experts, governments and partners to rapidly expand scientific knowledge on this 40 year old virus and to slow the spread of this outbreak.
Corona virus represents the name of a number of different viruses that infect humans, other mammals and birds. Typically, in humans it causes a mild respiratory infection resembling a cold. The infamous SARS virus is a corona virus. It gets its name from its appearance in electron microscopy where it has a fringe or halo surrounding the viral body. (see photo) The latest outbreak in China is of a strain called COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2. It is characterized by a high morbidity (high infectious rate) but low mortality. There is no vaccines or antiviral drugs to treat corona virus infection, but it is susceptible to desiccation, heat and detergents like most enveloped viruses. (D.R. Schneider, PhD).
Tekmos did experience some slow down due to the Chinese New Year celebrated in many areas of Asia, during the start of 2020. Tekmos wants our buyers and distributors to be aware that all is going “business as usual for Tekmos and our customers.”