Modern Water, a division of DeepVerge (AIM: DVRG) announces the completion of development of the 3rd generation compact Microtox® PD COVID detection system, which is now scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2022. The upgraded Microtox® PD system significantly expands pandemic surveillance capabilities to towns, villages, hospitals, hotels, ports, locations where large groups of people gather, extending the reach of real-time national pandemic response to local community level. Modern Water Mobile Services("MWMS"): MWMS is positioned as a critical new component in the armoury of national and provincial government response protocol. It allows utilities to extend their reach into smaller sites for more granular 'last mile' surveillance, enabling local authorities and private companies to protect citizens and customers by monitoring for COVID and a range of additional pathogens, including forever chemicals.