在中國——世界衛生組織新冠肺炎聯合專家考察組舉行的新聞發布會上，考察組中方組長披露，目前全國共有476家醫療機構3,387例醫務人員感染新冠肺炎病例，90%以上來自湖北。對于醫護人員的防護安全，各界除了在積極組織捐款捐物外，眾多科研機構與企業等也紛紛開展相關研發，希望能以針對性開發的技術成果為一線醫護人員提供更多武裝與防護。
3月1日，立邦中國與美國康寧公司共同向湖北省商務廳指定的4家新冠肺炎定點醫院，捐贈價值500萬的立邦兒童漆--抗病毒涂料(立邦疫情期間定制款，未上市)，總計面積超過十二萬平方米。此次捐贈的涂料，運用了全球領先的材料科學技術公司美國康寧的抗病毒技術Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles，立邦希望將前沿技術成果用于抗疫第一線，為鞏固健康防線提供更多助力。
此次捐贈的4家新冠肺炎定點醫院包括：1、襄陽市第一人民醫院，2、襄陽市中西醫結合醫院，3、襄陽市中醫院，4、隨州人民醫院。
中國疾控中心以及美國疾控中心都已確認新型冠狀病毒可以通過接觸受病毒污染的表面之后再觸摸口鼻和眼睛感染人群。專家估計，依據環境狀況以及物體表面種類的不同，新冠病毒可以在表面存活長達9天之久。在目前沒有開發出疫苗和治愈方法的前提下，對抗疫情最有效的方式就是通過預防，其中包括在醫院，醫療中心，辦公地點和家中進行表面的消毒預防處理。
科學研究表明，依據結構和對消毒劑的抵抗力不同，病毒可以分為3類：包膜病毒(例如HIV、乙型肝炎、甲型流感，對消毒劑很敏感)，大型非包膜病毒(例如腺病毒和輪狀病毒，對消毒劑有中等抵抗力)，以及小型無包膜病毒(例如脊髓灰質炎病毒、諾如病毒/貓杯狀病毒，其對消毒劑有很強抵抗力)。無包膜病毒可以在物體表面存活數周時間，并比包膜病毒更難殺死。
早在2019年6月，立邦就與康寧開始合作研發抗病毒涂料，將立邦兒童漆結合康寧的抗病毒抗菌技術的材料Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particales，使涂料表面涂層具有滅殺病毒的功能。 2020年1月29日，經美國獨立認可的第三方實驗室Microchem Laboratory 對立邦兒童漆抗病毒涂料進行測試檢測，顯示運用此涂料的涂層可以滅活>99.9%的貓杯狀病毒。貓杯狀病毒經美國國家環境保護屬(EPA)核準可用來替代人類諾如病毒進行檢測。同時，這款涂料在最新的模擬現實室內污染環境的測試條件下，能強效對抗金黃色葡萄球菌、埃希大腸桿菌和銅綠假單胞菌，抗菌率高達>99.99%。立邦兒童漆本身具有環保高標準，獲得歐美嚴苛雙認證，通過德國萊茵TÜV認證和美國綠色衛士GREENGUARD金級認證。
美國獨立認可的第三方實驗室Microchem Laboratory檢測報告
立邦中國區總裁鐘中林表示：”立邦一直致力于突破傳統涂料科技的邊界，用科技為人們帶來可持續發展的產品，此次新型冠狀病毒在全球的蔓延加快了我們科技創新的腳步。很高興能與康寧在這個特殊時期共同完成抗病毒涂料的研發和檢測，并捐贈給抗疫一線的醫院。我們希望可以通過企業的力量，支持站在抗疫一線的醫護人員，為最終戰勝疫情貢獻一份力量。”。 “我們深信，使用了Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles的立邦兒童漆--抗病毒涂料能為醫護人員筑立又一道防線，來減少通過在醫療中心受污表面所引起的感染風險。” 康寧副總裁與項目總監Joydeep Lahiri表示。
早在疫情剛發生的初期，立邦中國就向湖北省咸寧紅十字會捐贈200萬元，用于支持當地的疫情防控。同時，立邦也參與支持“珠海小湯山醫院“和”東莞小湯山醫院“的建設 疫情防控除醫護力量本身的投入外，還要盡可能借力支持為人員提供妥善防護，以立邦中國為代表的企業用科技創新支持防疫工作，希望可以為疫情防控貢獻心力，相信在各方力量的努力下，可以共同為奮戰在抗疫第一線的醫護人員筑建更堅固的防衛壁壘，最終打贏這場疫情阻擊戰。
By February 24, 3,387 health workers in 476 hospitals across China had been infected with the coronavirus and more than 90% of them were in Hubei, a media conference held by the WHO-China Joint Mission on COVID-19 was told. As monetary donations and medical supplies pour into the frontline to save vulnerable health workers from the plight of insufficient protection against the virus, research institutes and companies around the world have been working to develop preventative countermeasures and protective solutions, hoping to end the epidemic or at least allow frontline health workers to be better protected.
On March 1 Nippon Paint China and Corning Incorporated donated 5 million RMB worth of Nippon Paint Antivirus Kids Paint (specially produced for frontline hospital use, not available in the market) to four Hubei coronavirus-designated hospitals with a total area of 120,000 square meters. In this product, Nippon Paint adopted Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles, an emerging technology from Corning, one of the world's leading innovators in materials science. Nippon Paint hopes this antiviral coating can help frontline health workers by offering an additional layer of protection against the coronavirus.
The four hospitals that received Nippon Paint’s coatings are Xiangyang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Xiangyang Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Xiangyang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Suixian People’s Hospital.
Both the China CDC (Center for Disease Control) and its US counterpart have declared that it is possible for a person to contract COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose, or eyes. Experts estimate that coronaviruses can live up to nine days on a surface depending on environmental conditions and the type of surface. With no vaccines or cures identified, the best way to combat this epidemic is through prevention, which includes disinfecting surfaces in hospitals, medical centers, offices, homes, and elsewhere.
Scientific studies classify viruses into three major groups based on their structure and resistance to disinfectants: enveloped viruses (e.g. HIV, hepatitis B, influenza A; very sensitive to disinfectants), large non-enveloped viruses (e.g. adenovirus and rotavirus intermediate resistant to disinfectants) and small non-enveloped viruses (e.g. Poliovirus, Norovirus/Feline Calicivirus, highly resistant to disinfectants). Non-enveloped virus can survive on surfaces for several weeks and are considered harder to kill than enveloped viruses.
Nippon Paint started to work with Corning on antivirus coating in June 2019. Nippon Paint’s Antivirus Kids Paint, an innovative product combining Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles and Nippon Paint kids paint, has been tested by Microchem Laboratory, an accredited, independent laboratory in the US on January 29, 2020. The results show that the paint inactivates >99.9% of the Feline Calicivirus on its surface. Feline Calicivirus has been approved by EPA to replace human norovirus for detection.The coating also kills >99.99% of harmful bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa under the latest test protocols that mimic contamination in everyday, indoor environments. Nippon Paint kids paint by itself is environmentally friendly and TÜV and GREENGUARD certified.
Eric Chung, president of Nippon Paint China said: “Nippon Paint has always tried to push beyond the limits in the coating industry, developing sustainable products backed up with constant technological innovation. The coronavirus outbreak has prompted us once again to be highly innovative, and we are happy to work jointly with Corning at this particular time to complete the development, tests and production of the antivirus coating. We trust that our effort will give frontline healthcare professionals valuable support as they fight the virus.
Dr Joydeep Lahiri, division vice president and program director, Specialty Surfaces, Corning Incorporated, said: “We believe the paint created by Nippon Paint using Corning Guardiant™ Antimicrobial Particles can offer an additional layer of protection by reducing the risk of infection from viruses on the painted surfaces of hospitals and medical centers.”
When the coronavirus outbreak was first reported, Nippon Paint China donated RMB 2 million to Hubei Xianning Red Cross Society to support its containment. The group also took part in building Zhuhai and Dongguan Xiaotangshan Hospitals. Nippon Paint believes that by giving health workers better protection when it is most needed, they can fight the coronavirus with greater confidence, and that together we will win the battle against the virus.
