Shop Safe enables people to inform others about the crowds in their local stores during COVID. How busy is it? And what is still available? In this way, people will know better where to go and when.
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In Rwanda and Ghana, Zipline has already been in use for years to deliver vital medical supplies via their drone network to remote regions. Now they are planning to offer the same system in the US, delivering medical supplies with drones to help during the COVID crisis.
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The largest bedding company in the US donated 10,000 mattresses to New York City hospitals and temporary medical facilities fighting COVID, and is calling on its peers to do the same.
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As more people are relying on telemedicine due to social distancing measures, GoodRx offers now a way to compare services. On the platform, users can select a medical condition, including COVID, the site then provides a list of telehealth services that can treat that condition, along with the estimated price and pharmacy information.
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Buenos Aires’ citizens can now text a WhatsApp number and, after a series of questions, the chatbot evaluates whether they represent a suspicious case of COVID. The City increased its response capacity, with 50 messages being answered per second.
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The artist launches #PaintWithPaak, a drawing of himself for kids to color, posted to his Instagram every Friday. Other artists have started webcast series, released new songs or started teaching online lessons to keep a connection with fans.
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Territorial Empathy designed this door hanger to enable people to inform vulnerable neighbours they are here to help. The nonprofit has also created a map that shows all free food locations for New York City families in Spanish to supplement the Government version in English.
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The Pan-European Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT) brings together 130 researchers from eight countries to develop applications that can support contact tracing efforts within countries and across borders while complying with the region’s tough privacy laws.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned on Twitter that JetBlue was donating free flights for incoming medical volunteers heading to New York State which the airline then retweeted.
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DS Smith has been working closely with food retailers across Europe to design, develop and produce new boxes designed to supply emergency provision boxes to the most vulnerable.
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The hotel is donating 81 rooms to help homeless people who are showing signs of the virus stay in quarantine, and is also offering rooms for those on the frontlines who have to stay in the city for work.
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Many fashion brands shift their production to make face masks to support hospital professionals who are running low on equipment, like Kering, the parent company of Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, and Gucci.
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This Vermont deli is selling bread to its local hospital and working employees. It is also selling raw ingredients that can be delivered, encouraging people to cook at home.
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Vocalis Health is collaborating with the Defense Ministry in Israel to collect voice samples from COVID patients and the general public with the intention to identify a vocal fingerprint unique to those who have the respiratory virus.
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SkyArt is giving bags to parents with creative supplies and providing online art tutorials through Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube where children can follow along.
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This shop has a clear wall that separates the inventory section from the clients, to permit interaction there is a phone which allows the clerk and customer to communicate. Sterilised pens are used to sign receipts and the clerk places the purchased item on an isolated table.
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The new selfie-based app sends real-time alerts to the officials in India if the face and location data people upload on the app do not match with their current facial features and location.
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The farm is now offering a new drive-through and delivery service allowing customers to remain in their cars and houses.
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Omapost enables people to quickly and easily send a card to isolated grandparents with a self-made photo from their smartphone or tablet. The card is made from cardboard and delivered by snail mail at normal mail costs.
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NHS-approved My Possible Self app provides content that is clinically proven to help people reduce stress, anxiety and mild to moderate depression. The company decided to make its app completely free during the COVID crisis.
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