Global Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak Intensifies

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of confirmed cases crossed the 100,000 mark over the weekend and cases have been reported from over 100 countries. The death toll from COVID-19 passed 4,000 worldwide. WHO now indicates that the fact that so many have been affected so quickly is troubling and that the threat of a pandemic is very real. In the meantime, the United States and Europe continued to accelerate their response to the outbreak, preparing for a probable increase of COVID-19 cases. Italy, which in an unprecedented move has extended its containment measures to the entire country, has confirmed more than 9,000 cases. As for the U.S, an effort has been made to contain the spread of the virus by restricting travel to and from China and isolating identified cases. Plus, several biotechnology companies announced publicly that they began work on vaccines. Early on Tuesday, the financial markets rebounded, after Monday was heralded as Wall Street’s worst since the financial crash of 2008. Yet, WHO claims that this could be the first pandemic in history that could be controlled. According to the organization, the great advantage we have is that the decisions we all make – as governments, businesses, communities, families and individuals – can influence the trajectory of this epidemic. U.S. Lithium Corp. (OTC: LITH), Co-Diagnostics, Inc., Aytu BioScience, Inc., NanoViricides, Inc., Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

A young industry that only recently began to generate steam may join other global industries in feeling the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. For some time, it was unclear how the outbreak would change the cannabis industry, but now that the epidemic is upending the carefully calibrated logistics of global shipping, it is becoming clearer. Marijuana Business Daily reported that most of the negative impact will come as the result of shortages of Chinese-supplied products such as vape hardware, packaging and raw hemp as well as the shock the virus is inflicting on the global economy and financial markets. The benefits are expected to be in the long term. U.S based, manufacturers are going to have to step up their game to fill the void left by lack of Chinese imports, creating the groundwork for companies to expand further and compete more voraciously in the future. Nic Easley, CEO of Denver-based 3C Consulting, explained according to the MJBizDaily that, “It’s a huge wake-up call… It’s forcing companies to look at their supply chain. ‘Where do my products come from? Do I have multiple options for vendors?’ The biggest thing I see is finally a break for U.S. CBD companies and hemp companies to do something when they don’t have massive competition… It’s also a moment for smaller companies that have lost their market share to China to step up, ramp up and focus on relationships at all costs. Get new clients now and hold them and know that most of the public-market impacts, you’re not going to see that until the next quarter.”

U.S. Lithium Corp. (OTC: LITH), soon to be renamed BioELife Corp., just announced breaking news that, “the Company’s chemists and medical advisors have completed their specifications for, and selection of, virus and bacteria protection products including a powerful hand sanitizer fortified with CBD and ultra-protective Nano-Fiber Face Masks. The masks will be manufactured by Respilon, a leading producer of nanofiber products. These products will be part of the Company’s BioEDefender product line and are now available for pre-order on the Company’s ecommerce site, www.bioelife.net, with expected fulfillment the first week of April.

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The core of the masks consists of the latest technology using four layers of protection including a nanofiber membrane, RespiPro, with a 60 nano-meter opening that mechanically captures 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. These masks also contain a revolutionary layer of fabric with accelerated copper dioxide (ACuO) which deactivates viruses and bacteria with a 99.9% efficiency.  This new pathogen-deactivating feature helps reduce the spread of viruses. The masks can be reused for several days and are not considered biohazardous material after use. A second version, the Respiratory Shield, also has a Bacterial and Virus Filtration Efficiency of 99.9% and with same benefits but was engineered for 50 washing cycles. See more including videos at www.respimasks.com.

The BioEDefense Hand Sanitizer is a proprietary formulation that combines Vitamin E, Aloe, and other nutrients fortified with pure CBD in a blend with a 70% alcohol base.  This exceeds the Center for Disease Control’s recommended alcohol potency for viral and bacterial defense and protection. While CBD is not a cure for the Coronavirus, its anti-bacteria, anti-anxiety, anti-inflammatory properties can assist and be very beneficial in the in the fight against this global pandemic.

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Gregory Rotelli, Chairman of the Board and President of BioELife stated “We are very proud of our emerging virus and bacteria protection product line which was specifically designed to aid this worldwide crisis. Our Respilon masks are by far the most effective available due to their revolutionary Nano-Fiber Technology and our BioeDefense Sanitizer exceeds The Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines for viral and bacterial defense while being fortified with the beneficial proprieties of CBD.  Most importantly, we are providing these critically important products on our ecommerce site, www.bioelife.net, at an attractive value point compared to less effective  options being sold by our competitors at much higher price points.”

About the Company – BioELife Corp. was created by successful pharmaceutical entrepreneurs dedicated to using nature’s resources to fight pain and infection while reducing the dependency on opioids and their terrible side effects. The Company is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the emerging Cannabinoid market that is growing at phenomenal rates and is expected to reach $20 Billion over the next five years. The Company has created a ‘seed to shelf’ value-added product development and marketing organization with direct contracts for raw materials, scientific proprietary formulation, manufacturing, and distribution of medically focused Cannabinoid products.

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Co-Diagnostics, Inc. announced last week that following a recent change to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) policy towards the coronavirus outbreak, the Company’s coronavirus test kits are available to laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) for use according to the FDA guidelines. The Company is in discussions with certain qualified CLIA laboratories who can use COVID-19 tests built on Co-Diagnostics’ platform technology in their Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) submissions with the FDA. Once the labs have completed the process required for the EUA submission, it is expected that they would purchase the Company’s reagents for use in their COVID-19 diagnostics, as permitted by the FDA. Dwight Egan, CEO of Co-Diagnostics, commented, “We believe this change will allow the diagnostics industry to respond to the developing situation much more rapidly and effectively, and we applaud the FDA for taking such aggressive action to address the coronavirus outbreak. Co-Diagnostics’ patented CoPrimer™ technology has been vetted in numerous applications by some of the most highly-respected firms focusing on molecular technology, and we are pleased to make this platform available domestically immediately to support the FDA’s mission to slow the spread of this disease and mitigate its impact.”

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