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Medical staff at Seoul Hospital are taking swabs from patients using arm-length rubber gloves that reach into the phone booths. This technique is far more efficient than a large room they previously used which required to be disinfected regularly.
Read MoreMental health app PocketCoach released a new app featuring digital coaches who answer questions to help people deal with COVID anxiety by providing them with the best available information.
Read MoreMask Match is a peer-to-peer platform that enables people with spare N95 or surgical masks at home to ship them to medical workers in the US that are in dire need of them - without having to leave their houses.
Read MoreThe body care company EO Products is shipping 200,000 hand sanitisers to hubs across the US that Lyft will then provide to its drivers, at no cost to them.
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 MoreLyft has started offering the delivery of medical supplies for people in need as well as meals to low income-students who would normally receive lunch through school.
Read MoreA group of over 300 engineers joined forces on Facebook to create a ventilator called OpenLung using 3D printing. This ventilator provides a solution to the limited amount of ventilators available during this pandemic, it may be used in medical facilities throughout Ireland by early April.
Read MoreIqarus, a global healthcare provider has created a new service called Covid 19 Medevac to safely manage suspected cases of coronavirus following their disembarkation from an offshore location.
Read MoreVula Mobile - an app for secure medical referral and chat - is being used to direct funds raised by the non-profit Gift of the Givers to medical facilities throughout South Africa. These funds are intended to assist in treating coronavirus patients.
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