Beyond Medical Technologies Inc has told investors that its wholly-owned Micron Technologies Inc subsidiary is currently operating two shifts a day to manufacture three-ply medical grade face masks.
In a corporate update following reports of the Omicron variant of coronavirus (COVID-19), Beyond Medical said the three-ply medical grade face masks, which feature an adjustable nose clip designed to protect both front-line workers and consumers, offer three layers of protection and conform to the American Society for Testing and Materials' F2100 Level 3 standards.
It added that Micron Technologies has been operating at its facility in Delta, British Columbia, since August 2020, where it manufactures the face masks under its Medical Device Establishment License issued by Health Canada. Micron Technologies is also registered with the US Food and Drug Administration, the company said.
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Beyond Medical noted that in response to the discovery of the new COVID-19 variant the federal government of Canada is implementing a travel ban on several southern African countries including South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini. In addition to Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan, India, and Great Britain have all imposed travel bans on numerous countries in the southern Africa region, it added.
“The restrictions have been implemented following the discovery of a new variant of COVID-19 in South Africa,” Beyond Medical said in a statement.
“The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new variant identified in South Africa, named "Omicron", as a "variant of concern". The WHO deems new variants to be either a "variant of interest" or a "variant of concern", the latter being the more serious of the two.”
The company said that, as previously announced, Micron Technologies' medical grade face masks are available to purchase through Walmart, Amazon and Shopify (TSX:SH., NYSE:SHOP). Micron Technologies' black medical grade three-ply masks have achieved the status of ‘number 1 best seller' on Amazon.
Beyond Medical, in addition to its face-mask manufacturing subsidiary, is developing its Organivore and Pharmavore waste digesters using its proprietary technology.
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