Moscow’s city bikesharing service will start operating earlier this year (in mid-April) and will also be free of charge for delivery services and volunteers - who will be the only ones who can use the service.
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CGI influencer Knox Frost, an artistic rendering of a young man who has over a million followers on Instagram, partnered with the World Health Organization to spread awareness about COVID to youngsters.
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The website by open-source community Precious Plastic gives access to free-to-download source files of face visors, hand free door openers and intensive care respirator masks produced using Precious Plastic injection machines.
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Docked Living is opening one of its 8-bedroom, 9.5 bath co-living properties to healthcare providers who need to quarantine themselves away from loved ones. The temporary housing will be provided for free and will include all offerings in Docked Living's normal co-living spaces.
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Voxel51 is tracking the impact of COVID on social behavior using a metric they call the Voxel51 Physical Distancing Index (PDI). With computer vision models and live video streams from some of the most visited streets in the world, the PDI captures the average amount of human activity and social distancing behaviors in major cities over time.
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Bogota opened nearly 72 miles (117 kilometers) of new bike routes in March in hopes of reducing congestion and person-to-person contact on the perpetually crowded TransMilenio bus system.
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Bloom Energy is collecting and refurbishing some of the thousands of ventilators that currently sit in storage because they have reached their end-of-service life, to send them back out to hospitals in dire need.
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The application forecasts the impact of COVID on employee populations throughout the US, to help employers anticipate medical costs, absenteeism and potential needs to shift work operations due to the spread of COVID.
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Hero is helping stores use digital tools to stay connected with their customers during lockdown. For example, the Hero platform offers video calling between store associates and customers from each others smartphones, as well as coordinating follow-up questions via texts.
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Famous Bolivian chefs Alejandra Peredo, Javier Libera, Ricardo Cortez, Markus Ruegg and Ramón Freixa are offering a shopping guide and a recipe book that includes how to cook three meals a week economically.
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The web app includes reviews of health apps across a range of health conditions relevant to COVID, including reviews of COVID apps launched to date. ORCHA is also offering free professional accounts to all NHS staff for the next three months, which let healthcare professionals find and recommend health apps to patients via text or email.
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An online marketplace has been launched in France to centralise the distribution of critical supplies needed by key workers on the frontlines. The StopCovid19.fr platform is seen as the 'Amazon for COVID supplies' providing protective equipment to healthcare facilities, transport workers and supermarket clerks in less than a week, with the backing of the French government.
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The robot is an autonomous van that uses LIDAR, cameras, and deep-learning algorithms to drive itself, able to carry up to 1,000 kilograms on its cargo compartment. The unmanned vehicle provides a 'contactless' alternative to regular deliveries, helping to reduce the risk of person-to-person infection.
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The Fix the Mask team consists of ex-Apple mechanical engineers now designing simple DIY rubber band braces to improve the sealing of surgical masks. The initiative’s mission is to quickly supply safer masks in the fight against COVID.
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British author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler created the panels as a way of creating awareness about social distancing to children, by featuring The Gruffalo, Stickman and The Smeds and The Smoos - all keeping a safe distance from one another. The characters are also seen helping the vulnerable with their shopping.
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Quarantine times have fostered a strong stay-inside culture in China, especially among the more affluent millennials. This has consequently lead to the emergence of new social media hashtag and online blogs with brands like Vogue China responding.
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Waves users can buy COVID-DWN or COVID-UP tokens to speculate on whether the number of globally confirmed COVID cases increases or decreases within a seven-day period. On April 6th, the announcement added that the #CryptoCOVID19 campaign had already raised over USD 100,000 in charity donations worldwide.
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Hygiene Hand is a solid brass keychain that can be used to push buttons and open doors so users can avoid touching shared surfaces with their hands. The material is antimicrobial and 100% recyclable. The tool is expected to ship in May 2020 and will retail for USD 25.
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France said it would pay for hotel rooms for victims of domestic violence and open pop-up counselling centres after figures showed the number of abuse cases had soared during lockdown. About 20 centres would open in stores around the country so women could drop in for help while getting groceries, and an extra one million euro will be given to anti-domestic abuse organisations.
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Delta Flight Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Airlines, which normally focuses on aircraft interiors, has turned its attention to manufacturing thousands of clear visor face shields to help healthcare workers on the frontlines.
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