COVID-19 SELF-TEST KITS GIVEN CONDITIONAL APPROVAL IN S. KOREA

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• COVID-19 self-test kits given conditional approval in S. Korea.
• The test kits are developed by two biotech firms, SD Biosensor and Humasis.
• The tool however has a low accuracy rate compared to PCR tests.
• The te...

NEW SEOUL MAYOR TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR SELF COVID-19 TEST KITS

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• New Seoul mayor to seek approval for self COVID-19 test kits.
• The mayor also plans to extend working hours for small businesses hurt by COVID-19 restrictions.
• The mayor has asked the central government to approve rapid se...

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS OF COVID-19 VIRUS RELATED GOODS ROSE $5.9 BILLION

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• S. Korea’s exports of COVID-19 virus related goods rose $5.9 billion.
• The country's overall exports came to $512.8 billion, down 5.4 percent from 2019.
• Exports of medical test kits surged $4.5 billion in 2020.

S. KOREA’S EXPORTS IN MARCH ROSE 16.6 PERCENT TO $53.8 BILLION

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• S. Korea’s exports in March rose 16.6 percent to $53.8 billion.
• Rising demand for chips and autos led to gains in exports.
• The country’s imports also rose 18.8 percent to $4.17 billion.
• Exports of a...

SHIMADZU CORP. SELLS TEST KITS TO DETECT CORONAVIRUS ON INANIMATE SURFACES

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• Shimadzu Corp. sells test kits to detect coronavirus on inanimate surfaces.
• The test kit can identify the virus in about 100 minutes.
• The company said that each kit can conduct 100 tests and costs 302,500 yen ($2,800).

S. KOREAN SME’s DESPITE THE PANDEMIC REPORTS THEIR EXPORTS TO FALL IN 2020

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• S. Korean SME’s despite the pandemic reports their exports to fall in 2020.
• Overseas shipments totaled US$100.8 billion last year.
• In 2020, South Korean smaller companies exported $90 million worth of test kits to 1...

EDGC INKS DEAL WITH BABIRUS TO EXPORT COVID-19 TEST KITS TO DUBAI

• Korean genetic sequencing analyzer EDGC has signed an agreement with Dubai-based healthcare firm Babirus to deliver COVID-19 diagnostic test kits for the city's 2.55 million residents.
• The Incheon-based company echoed that it provided 100,000 DiaPlexQ kits to the United Ara...

VIROLOGIST COMPARES THE FATALITY RATE OF COUNTRIES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS; NEW TEST KIT WILL SQUEEZE THE QUARANTINE PERIOD

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• An expert in virology at Chulalongkorn University has featured the tremendous contrasts in Covid-19 losses of life from nation to nation over the globe

Dr. Yong Poovorawan said that China had enlisted multiple times less Covid-19 pas...

SOUTH KOREA EXPORTS SOAR ON BACK OF EXCEPTIONAL HEALTHCARE KITS AND COSMETICS DEMAND

• South Korea's healthcare and cosmetics exports rose 42 percent last month from a year ago, thanks to export of COVID-19-related medical devices, industry data showed Monday.
• According to data from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), South Korea's ex...

SOUTH KOREA BIGGEST EXPORTER OF COVID-19 KITS, ANTIBIOTICS, AND MORE

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• Multiple countries are importing COVID-19 test kits from South Korea.
• Various South Korean Pharmaceutical companies are exporting pofol and other antibiotics.
• Industry experts mention that there has been a surge in deman...

JAPAN'S FIRST COVID-19 ANTIGEN TESTING KITS AWAITS APPROVAL

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• Japanese health ministry to approve antigen testing kits soon.
• Japan has conducted 188 PCR tests per 100,000 people.
• It takes about 30 minutes to get a result of Fujirebio’s palm-sized antigen test kit.
• Fujirebio can prod...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THE UNFORESEEN GUIDE AGAINST COVID-19

• Korean-made COVID-19 test kits are sought after around the globe.
• But to everybody’s surprise, it is artificial intelligence (AI) that has played an instrumental part in developing those test kits.

AI is applied in various fronts in the battle against CO...

CORONAVIRUS TEST KITS MADE AVAILABLE BY SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES

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• Companies – KogeneBiotech, Seegene, and PCL specialize in disease infection test kits
• Test kits expensive but could be availed for free if the body shows symptoms
• KCDC flooded with coronavirus suspicion calls
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