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The Federation of German Industries (BDI) has announced the suspension of the 38th German-Brazilian Business Days (DBWT), previously scheduled to take place from August 26th-28th, 2020 in Munich. With the cancellation of the DBWT 2020, GPQI together with BMWi and the Brazilian Ministry for Economy (ME) is now analyzing alternative scenarios for holding the Annual Meeting 2020.

Imagine nurses and doctors are being provided with masks and gloves to protect themselves and patients from infection with the coronavirus but are unsure about their quality standards. Especially when risking life on the front line, one needs effective and reliable medical equipment.

Businesses that continued operations despite involving activities catalogued as non-essential by the Mexican government will be subject to inspection and eventual closure.

Chinese ministries jointly declared the extension of controls on the export of certain medical devices. The declared aim of the measure is to ensure product quality and safety when exporting medical products manufactured in China, which are in high demand worldwide in the wake of the corona pandemic.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published a list of Indian Standards that are considered as critical in ensuring the safety and performance of essential medical supplies amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Brazilian Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) have simplified for six months the requirements for manufacturing, importing and purchasing priority medical devices for use in the context of combating the Coronavirus Pandemic by a normative issued on March 23, 2020.

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