Professor Curran is currently waiting for FDA approval of his innovative waterproofing solution created for the N95 masks, that could protect medical workers from small droplets of COVID.
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American Giant is part of a coalition of 11 brands that includes Hanes, Fruit of the Loom, and Los Angeles Apparel. These US brands are set to start manufacturing personal protective equipment for healthcare workers on the frontline.
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Developers in Singapore undertook a huge effort to build a comprehensive app for contact tracing and now want to help others by making it open source. The app helps identify people who have had close contact with a COVID patient to prevent spreading the infection further.
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The Dutch hairdresser Bella Rossa posted a video on Facebook in which she can be seen attending to a client shielded behind the umbrella doing business, as usual, while maintaining social distancing measures.
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The London Baker, a bakery in Lewisville's Castle Hills Village Shops has introduced two new Quarantine Cakes shaped like toilet paper rolls with the nicknames "#Surviving2020" and "Survival Kit." And it is not the only bakery doing so: toilet paper cakes have become a national phenomenon in the UK.
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Thanks to Decathlon's drawing of its snorkeling Easybreath mask, Isinnova was able to 3D-print a valve adapter that successfully turns the masks into emergency ventilators. The company shared the blueprint of the design for free online.
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To answer the shortage of medical equipment across the country, the small manufacturing company in Barneveld is starting to produce face shields that will soon be delivered to US hospitals and also be available on Amazon.
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The Philadelphia Department of Health secured a contract making Pacify accessible to all city residents immediately through at least July 1, for free, to ease any questions or concerns new parents may be experiencing during lockdown.
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Students from colleges including the University of Pennsylvania, Berklee School of Music, and Oberlin College are recreating physical buildings on their campuses by designing 1:1-scale replicas within the popular Minecraft’s game universe.
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The free-to-download app is designed to make it easy to self-report whether or not people feel well and what symptoms they are experiencing. It also asks for information about being tested for COVID and whether they are in self-isolation.
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The shop is now selling its popular boba drinks to-go and DIY boba kits that include ingredients needed to make the sweet drink at home. MILK+T also tries to support its community by offering lunch for people who might not be able to stop by or to afford it.
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The app has a feature that helps users earn SSG coins (StepSetGo’s in-app currency) for every indoor step taken. The app makers introduced a series of challenges that encourage greater engagement during lockdown. There are seven types of challenges spread over 21 days to win more SSG coins.
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In mid-March, Allbirds announced that it would be donating free Wool Runner shoes to healthcare workers. In four days, the company donated $500,000 worth of shoes, which is about 5,000 pairs. Now the company is giving shoppers the option to donate a pair of Allbirds shoes for half-price.
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Worldwide, chefs are creating dishes that resemble the novel virus, meant to make people stuck at home laugh, but also at helping businesses stay afloat. O’doodleDoo’s Donuts, for example, located in Suffolk, Virginia, is making COVID-sprinkle donuts.
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Aldi and McDonald's have agreed the discounter can take over staff from restaurants the fast-food chain had to close due to the COVID lockdown. The agreement is valid for a limited period only and afterwards all those who apply can simply return to their jobs at the US fast-food chain.
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Jet2 has donated thousands of its in-flight snack boxes after flights were grounded to help UK charities support the elderly and the homeless in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire.
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Some US parents are discovering that the software they use to organise and plan their workdays and work projects can also help manage their kids homeschooling activities while they are quarantined at home.
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The JTB uses its digital platform to throw virtual dance parties weekly over Instagram Live, but will also feature cooking demos and wellness sessions like yoga and other relaxing self-care practices for people in quarantine.
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The app, developed by NHSX, the health service’s digital transformation arm of the NHS, would instantly trace close contacts of people carrying COVID and advise them to self-isolate.
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Pacific Ballroom Dance’s program leaders are now holding online classes for kids and adults. The studio is also making plans for a groundbreaking ballroom dance concert this spring, conducted virtually.
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