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Workers from Naval Dockyard in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam designed a 'Portable Multi-feed Oxygen Manifold' which enables one oxygen bottle to supply six patients concurrently by using a six-way radial header fitted to a single cylinder.
Read MoreThe Tamil Nadu government approved and is sending out drones of Indian startup Garuda Aerospace which, among others, has disinfected the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
Read MoreA Kids Book About COVID-19 is a free eBook that helps kids and grownups everywhere in the world understand and learn more about COVID.
Read MoreThe so-called Support Local initiative enables people to buy gift cards online to their favourite local businesses that can be used later to offer them immediate financial support.
Read MoreThis new slack community enables book lovers around the world to discuss what they are reading during the quarantine. Each book has its own Slack channel, so it is easy to find other readers, share thoughts and questions.
Read MorePearl Jam's tour is cancelled due to COVID, but fans can still listen to their new album, Gigaton, with 30-second previews of all 15 tracks available when calling a hotline at 585-207-3275.
Read MoreLVMH converts three of its perfume factories, normally used to produce Christian Dior and LVMH perfumes, to make hand sanitiser.
Read MoreThis rebranding comes in support of the New Yorkers that are respecting social distancing measures. The magazine website is now highlighting stories to keep people updated with the situation in the city.
Read MoreAs cash money has been flagged as a hazard with regards to spreading COVID, startups and governments in Africa are setting up measures to shift a larger number of payment transactions towards mobile payments.
Read MoreTom Goddard, a programmer at the University of California, San Francisco, has created with his colleagues a molecular vizualisation program called ChimeraX that enables to manipulate 3D models of the COVID virus with a depth-sensing camera and a VR headset.
Read MoreAnand Mahindra will give the total of his salary to create a fund to help small businesses and self-employed that are worst stroke by COVID. His company will also start producing ventilators to help India fight the crisis.
Read MoreResysten uses its innovative anti-bacterial technology, WhiteTitan, to protect various surfaces from viruses and bacteria, including COVID. The product is sprayed on and bonds at nano level to the surface, and then, when in contact with light, becomes active and remains so for a year, on any surface.
Read MoreAmazon Care has partnered with the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) to study how the coronavirus spreads among different demographic groups. The e-commerce giant intends to deliver diagnostic tests to individuals who either feel sick or are asymptomatic. These tests are later picked up and if COVID is detected the patient will receive a call.
Read MoreThe WHO Viber chatbot is giving users notifications with the latest news and information regarding the virus. The chatbot allows people to verify true and false assumptions regarding the virus through an interactive quiz that is available in multiple languages.
Read MoreBlind Pig sales representative Michael Heldebrandt is wearing a dinosaur costume to stay safe while he delivers alcohol. After realising that people enjoy seeing him wear it he has gained tremendous popularity.
Read MoreThe website provides free services for community members who are at high risk of catching COVID. Some of these services include grocery delivery, prescription pick-up, and phone calls for emotional support. Individuals can sign-up online to volunteer to support this cause.
Read MoreIndian police officials started several initiatives to increase public awareness for COVID, such as wearing COVID-shaped helmets to persuade people to comply with the nationwide lockdown or hand-washing dances to teach people proper hand hygiene.
Read MoreSpotify partnered with a variety of organisations to launch the ‘Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief’ project that is aimed at providing financial relief to musicians globally by matching them with verified organisations that offer financial support.
Read MoreThe startup is now offering a non-profit version of its communication and trading platform, which reduces waste by connecting food growers directly with retailers. FruPro says this could potentially help feed half a million people in just 2 days with food previously destined for the landfill.
Read MoreTo support the University of Maryland Medical System’s (UMMS) health care providers and staff, Under Armour has begun manufacturing face masks, face shields and specially equipped fanny packs, and is also exploring fabricating hospital gowns.
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