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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...
US FDA GRANTS EMERGENCY USE AUTHORISATION TO AMAZON'S COVID-19 TEST KIT
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• Amazon is now planning to use the real-time RT-PCR Test for detecting SARS-CoV-2. This is also part of it's overall preparedness and response programme
• “Amazon real-time RT-PCR test for detecting SARS-CoV-2 will be performed at laboratories d...
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...
ADVANCED MEDTECH HOLDINGS DEEP SALIVA COVID-19 TEST KIT TO BE MADE AVAILABLE IN SINGAPORE
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- Singapore has affirmed Advanced MedTech Holdings' COVID-19 kit pack for use in testing spit for the deeper throat, the organization stated, as the nation hopes to increase testing to help re-open its travel and resume more economic momentum. ...
KYUSHU UNIVERSITY TO OFFER COVID-19 ANTIBODY TEST KIT THAT USES SILKWORMS
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- Kyushu University to offer COVID-19 antibody test kit that uses silkworms.
- Kaico Ltd. and Protects Co. have jointly developed the mail-in kit.
- Each test kit is priced at around 5,000 yen and will take a week to get result...
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 TO GET ITS FIRST FDA APPROVED ANTIBODY TEST KIT
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- New COVID-19 antibody test kit developed by Plexense Inc.
- The company has demonstrated its test kit well to get FDA approval.
- The company will launch the ACCEL ELISA COVID-19.
- The new test kit was developed wit...
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...
BIOCON'S SYNGENE CLAIMS OF DEVELOPING NEW COVID TECHNOLOGY
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• Syngene is ready with the technology and will soon send it to the National Institute of Biologicals (NIB) in order to get an approval
• According to executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the cost of a test will not exceed Rs 250
• Bio...
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...
LACK OF CHEMICALS FOR TEST KITS BECOMES BIGGEST HURDLE FOR U.S MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
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- The pressure to increase testing for the novel coronavirus in the U.S keeps mounting but may not draw expected results.
- The supply of test kits which can diagnose the Covid-19 has hit a stumbling block- a shortage of key chemicals needed to...
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 ...