This new festival took place online between the 10th and 14th April. Participants needed to send a 3 to 5 minutes short film, containing a lemon. The judging pannel chose a winner who will receive $300 AUS and a bag of lemons.
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To address the shortage of hospital gowns, US car company Ford is donating airbag material that can be repurposed to construct hospital gowns. Such gowns can be worn 50 times.
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Expensify.org is reimbursing US families on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits to purchase additional essential goods during COVID.
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About two dozen chefs from Compass Group who normally prepare food for thousands of UnitedHealth Group employees in the company’s cafeterias are now working in their home kitchens cooking 21,000 meals a week that will go to Loaves and Fishes meal distribution sites across the Twin Cities.
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Entrega.li was developed to help local businesses in Brasilian cities advertise their services during the quarantine times. The objective is to connect small businesses who might not be so tech-savvy with customers nearby.
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Colombian police officers have been filmed giving Zumba classes to entertain residents stuck at home in different neighbourhoods in Bogota. They also gave concerts in streets.
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ClearMask is the first transparent surgical mask with full-face visibility that makes healthcare more human by allowing providers to communicate more naturally with patients while providing assured protection.
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As COVID-19 sweeps the world, the need for scientific “good news” is stronger than ever. But with that comes the problem of false positive findings and false leads. To address this challenge, the journal Royal Society Open Science is expediting its Registered Report review process specifically for COVID-19 research.
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Upinion helps NGOs gather insights from their communities with a secure communication platform built on top of social media messaging apps like Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Every week, the tool will send a short set of questions relevant to the community and the NGOs' interventions. Results will be provided through real-time reports.
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StageKings now offers isolation desks, so-called IsoKing desks, to try to stay afloat during the crisis, and will be donating $10 from every sale to ‘Support Act’ which are supporting music workers impacted by COVID.
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In the production facility for Melitta coffee filters in Minden, Germany, face masks are now being manufactured in large quantities using Melittas coffee filters.
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The initiative connects people in the city of Nolo who can not afford to go buy groceries with those who want to donate and provide them with some support.
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AEGEAN and Hellenic Petroleum support the current effort of Greece and Cyprus to combat the COVID crisis, by operating cargo flights for the transport of medical and pharmaceutical supplies. AEGEAN will provide for aircraft and crew as well as other variable costs, while Hellenic Petroleum through EKO Cyprus, will cover the respective fuel costs.
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The website enables kids to reach out to isolated seniors by setting up a remote story time. If you don't have a story, Goodnight Zoom provides one.
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In Ufa, Russia, the company UfaRitual now offers an online broadcast via Zoom, Skype or WhatsApp for funerals. The funeral itself takes place in a cemetery and a link to the live broadcast from the funeral is sent to everyone who could not come due to quarantine measures.
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Architect Francesca Perani has designed a mini-flat which is just 25-square metres in size, that could be perfect for self-isolation. The space was designed for a couple living in a small Italian town, Albino, and has been added by transforming the couple’s porch, turning a storage space into a mini self-contained living area.
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Fusion is the world’s largest mannequin manufacturing company based in the US. They recently answered the call for more PPE, and their U.S. factory are well on their way to producing 2,250 medical face kits per day on an on-going basis.
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Topics of the webinars on the Cube Academy are shaped around project management techniques, mindfulness, social media marketing, branding and design.
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Using Medicspot technology, clinicians can take real-time vitals and perform remote contact-free medical examinations to accurately diagnose and manage COVID patients.
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With an urgent requirement of respiratory interventions to treat breathlessness this equipment can be used to treat patients who have been released from Intensive Care Units (ICU). The oxygenator's production will be scaled up by a government-funded start-up in Pune, India.
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