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Indian hospitals fear capacity crisis as lockdown lifts

Despite soaring coronavirus cases, India is lifting the lockdown it put in place at the end of March. HBI talks to one concerned operator who acknowledges that though cases are set to soar, the economic imperative is too compelling to ignore.

Anger as English dentistry set to reopen

Dental practices in England are set to reopen on Monday, June 8, but there has been widespread concern about how guidance has been released to the sector, and some anger over the timing of the reopening which, HBI hears, may be too soon.

Authorities order B2C retailers to halt antibody test sales

Regulatory body Public Health England (PHE) has ordered telehealth player Babylon to stop selling B2C antibody tests until it has established their accuracy. Supplier Abbott has already said that the test is not suitable for home sample collection but players are still scrambling to sell in what's likely to be a multi-billion market.

Using remote solutions to monitor COVID-19 patients

Remote care provider Dignio has used its solution normally reserved for elderly and chronic management to track COVID-19 patients outside hospital. HBI speaks to the company's CEO and UK manager about how it adapted there and in Norway.

New players threaten to disrupt lab market

Will Covid-19 be a game changer for the lab sector? The prospect of big government contracts and a massive, unserved B2C market is drawing new players into the diagnostic lab sector. Could they have a permanent impact?

Synlab raises €850m through bond

Pan-European lab group Synlab has issued over twice the amount of bond debt it was targeting in response to an low take-up of its bond-to-loan offer.

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