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• Demand for COVID-19 Diagnosis to Help Point of Care CT Imaging Market Reach USD 276.9 Million by 2027

• Mast Group Launches New ESPLINE SARS-CoV-2 Lateral Flow Antigen Test

• Beckman Coulter Launches Semi-Quantitative Access SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Antibody Test

• Robotic System Augments Open Microsurgical Procedures

• Germicidal UV-C System Kills Airborne Pathogens

• Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 Vaccine Shows 95% Effectiveness in Phase 3 Clinical Trials

• Cepheid Receives CE-IVD Registration for SARS-CoV-2, Flu A, Flu B and RSV Combination Test

• New AI Platform Detects COVID-19 on Chest X-Rays with Accuracy and Speed

• New Device Shields Tissues During Laparoscopic Port Closure

• AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Achieves Average 70% Efficacy Without Any Side Effects in Clinical Trials

• Antibody Cocktails at Low Doses Could Be More Effective at Treating COVID-19, Finds Study

• GE Healthcare Launches First X-Ray AI Algorithm to Help Assess Endotracheal Tube Placement for COVID-19 Patients

• AI Algorithm Combines CT Images with Non-Imaging Data to Accurately Predict COVID-19 Patient Outcomes

• Automated Cleaning Device Clears Impacted Earwax

• Regeneron's REGEN-COV2 Becomes First Antibody Cocktail for COVID-19 to Receive FDA EUA

• Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Emergency Use Authorization Request to FDA for COVID-19 Vaccine

• Eli Lilly and Incyte’s Baricitinib Receives FDA EUA for Treatment of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

• Gilead's Remdesivir Should Not Be Used in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients, Says WHO

• China’s Sinopharm Administers Unproven COVID-19 Vaccine to One Million People Without Any Serious Adverse Event

• Ortho's CE-Marked VITROS SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Detects Asymptomatic COVID-19 Individuals