Tesco launches the #FoodLoveStories campaign and asks people to cook and then dedicate the food they love to the people they love, sharing these heart-warming recipes and stories online to inspire others to do the same.
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“Staying at home is not the same as staying quiet at home” is one of the sentences that can be read on the washable cotton masks. These masks from Mujeres Creando do not only offer protection from the corona virus but are also meant to question the authorities in a country where women are often victims to domestic violence.
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BeeSafe provides organisations and employees an up-to-date overview of office occupancy via a digital platform. Employees can easily register as soon as they enter the office, then the application provides an overview of the workplaces that are always available in each department, and in common spaces like canteens.
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MIT has developed a new type of lightweight sensor to provide constant monitoring of vital signs including body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate, that can be integrated into flexible fabrics that appear totally normal on the outside.
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The company designed two concepts to combat the spread of COVID-19 during flights. The first is ‘The Janus’, a two-faced seat that allows three passengers to be isolated and separated with a transparent shield. The second option is a kit-level solution called ‘Glassafe’ that doesn't require the plane’s interior to be modified.
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Magnum, the Unilever ice-cream brand, is now offering DIY ice-cream making kits via the bike delivery service Deliveroo to tap into the trend of home baking and crafts during the lockdown.
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The platform gathers donations - £1,267,348 raised so far - that are used to send food packages to NHS medical staff in UK hospitals.
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A group of developers and designers launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund Syncify. The goal of the app is to reduce isolation and loneliness by enabling people to share their listening experiences with friends and family.
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Using a map of the country and a filter, people can find other nearby people sewing (green scissors icon) or distributing (orange building icon) masks. They can then use the phone number or email contact attached to get in contact with them to organise the exchange.
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The Club Quarantäne will be broadcasting exclusive sets from well-known DJ’s. The website functions as the venue, asking people to tackle obstacles like enduring a long (Berghain-style) line outside before entering, then offering them a place to interact with each other virtually, to dance and have fun.
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This Berlin-based platform aims to help self-employed people who are struggling to find work during COVID-19 by connecting them with companies and projects.
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For the first time ever, a Finnish prime minister held a press conference in which the journalists asking the questions were children. Questions like ’When can we go back to school?’, ‘Will we be able to go to the amusement park this summer?’ or ‘When can we visit our grandparents?’ were asked.
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29 states in the US and the District of Columbia mandate sex education in schools. But as they are closed, many apps like Roo, Real Talk or JuiceBox, which let students ask questions about sexual health getting answers from experts andr other users, could serve as a virtual alternative to sex ed.
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The Amsterdam-founded company Zoku introduced its Private WorkLofts for people who can’t work at home and neither go to the office. For €50 per day, guests get ‘a bit of peace and quiet with a room-service lunch included and a room equipped with a kitchen, high-speed Wi-Fi and an office toolbox full of stationaries and other supplies.
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The aim of the initiative is to offer ideas for different, funny entertainment activities and crafts projects at home to make lockdown more bearable. All activities include the use of Oatly products and packaging.
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27-year-old Olivia Strong, a Scottish documentary producer, started a charity running challenge “Run for Heroes” on social media with the aim of raising £5,000 ($6,212), but it quickly went viral and has now raised over £5 million for UK healthcare workers fighting COVID.
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The Mohanlal's Viswasanthi Foundation donated the autonomous robot, developed by ASIMOV robotics, to the COVID ward of the Ernakulam government medical college hospital with the goal to reduce the interaction between health workers and COVID-19 patients.
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Maanch’s Coronavirus Global Response Dashboard lists projects around the world responding to urgent COVID challenges and gives information on project details and budget needs. To support projects, people can donate directly on the Maanch website to its Coronavirus Response Fund which then feeds into the highlighted projects.
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