COVID-19 forces Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls to close
Smithfield Foods said that its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota will stay closed until further notice owing to the prevailing coronavirus outbreak. ... Read More
Second EUA issued by FDA to decontaminate N95 respirators for reuse
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the second emergency use authorization (EUA) to decontaminate compatible N95 or N95-equivalent respirators for reuse by ... Read More
DiaSorin set to launch LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 IgG kit for testing COVID-19
LIAISON SARS-CoV-2 IgG kit : DiaSorin said that it has completed studies at the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia, Italy to support the roll out ... Read More
Vortran, Xerox to bulk produce GO2Vent ventilators for coronavirus patients
Vortran Medical Technology, a US medical device manufacturer, has partnered with Xerox to accelerate and scale production of the former’s GO2Vent disposable ventilators to aid ... Read More
OPEC meeting April 2020 : Countries to cut crude oil production amid COVID-19 crisis
OPEC meeting April 2020 : OPEC and other oil producing nations have reached a consensus on cutting production of crude oil by 10 million barrels ... Read More
COVID-19 lockdown in India : ShopClues to deliver essential items in 48 hours in Delhi and Gurugram
COVID-19 lockdown in India : ShopClues, an Indian online marketplace, announced that orders of essential items would be delivered for its Delhi and Gurugram customers ... Read More
Bio-Rad Laboratories launches serology assay to detect COVID-19 antibodies
Bio-Rad Laboratories, a medical laboratory chain, has launched a blood-based immune assay kit for the detection of COVID-19 antibodies. The serology kit has been developed ... Read More
XBiotech partners with BioBridge to develop plasma-based Covid-19 therapy
US biopharmaceutical company XBiotech has partnered with BioBridge Global to develop potential plasma-based Covid-19 therapy using natural antibodies from the convalescent plasma of recovered patients. ... Read More
ICICI WhatsApp banking service launched amid coronavirus lockdown in India
ICICI WhatsApp banking service : Indian private banking group ICICI Bank has introduced banking services on Whatsapp to serve its customers during the ongoing nationwide ... Read More
Coronavirus antibody test to be launched by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a US-based vitro diagnostics company, is set to launch its SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19/coronavirus antibody test under the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Reagent ... Read More