The World Health Organisation declaring a global health emergency over the spread of the Coronavirus brings a new clarity to the seriousness of such events. Global and national authorities are now in full-fledged preventative mode with demand for surgical...
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Irema, Ireland’s only surgical and respirator mask manufacturer, is seeing echoes of 2003 and 2009 with the spread of the ‘Wuhan’ Coronavirus. The virus which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in mid December 2019 has seen people...
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Irema becomes MDR compliant (Medical Devices Regulation (2017/745/EU)) more than a year in advance of its coming into effect. Irema is a byword for quality and compliance in the manufacture of medical face masks for numerous OEM clients and under...
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This article is reproduced from MyVMC.com Respirators better than surgical masks for infection control The longstanding belief that a surgical mask provides adequate protection against infections spread by droplets has been turned upside down by new research that finds...
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The ISO 16890 standard is LIVE and is the new global standard for testing and classification of air filters, and replaces the existing EN779:2012 norm. This new ISO 16890 standard is a big change in the way air filters are evaluated. Why a...
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Recently, China has been making the headlines because of its air pollution crises caused by CO2 emissions from industrial activities, transportation, electricity production and coal burning. The smog produced in China is so severe that it has closed airports,...
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