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Indian 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 MoreBuenos Aires’ citizens can now text a WhatsApp number and, after a series of questions, the chatbot evaluates whether they represent a suspicious case of COVID. The City increased its response capacity, with 50 messages being answered per second.
Read MoreThe Pan-European Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT) brings together 130 researchers from eight countries to develop applications that can support contact tracing efforts within countries and across borders while complying with the region’s tough privacy laws.
Read MoreThe new selfie-based app sends real-time alerts to the officials in India if the face and location data people upload on the app do not match with their current facial features and location.
Read MoreThe government of South Korea asks travelers to the country to download a self-quarantine app to curb the spread of COVID. The GPS-based app helps monitor people self-quarantined at home, by for example setting off an alarm if people leave their designated location.
Read MoreLiveMD launched a new app where people can track COVID in their local area, self-diagnose themselves using an AI-based integrated tool, report their coronavirus status for tracking, and connect with local government and medical agencies for help and guidance.
Read MoreThe city explained they will rent 1,000 rooms from 5 different hotels for people who have been exposed to the COVID but do not require hospital care. The goal of this is to lighten the burden of hospitals currently under pressure.
Read MoreThe Wayanad district in India launched an initiative called “donate-a-book” where individuals can donate books throughout an isolated machine to people in quarantine within their panchayat.
Read MoreResearchers of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) developed a solution to assist the government in monitoring citizens in quarantine during the coronavirus outbreak by introducing geo-fencing technology.
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