Article "IBM shares AI tools to better understand and treat COVID-19"
It’s hoping to help researchers and frontline medical professionals.
by Christine Fisher
April 6, 2020
Article "Data scientists: White House issues a call to arms"
A COVID-19 dataset may hold the key to flattening the curve. Data scientists are being asked to unlock valuable insights.
by Greg Nichols
April 7, 2020
Making masks
Apr 7, 2020
Effective immediately, to the extent practical, all individuals on Marine Corps property, installations and facilities will wear cloth face coverings when they cannot maintain six feet of social distance in public areas or work centers to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Read MARADMIN 218/20 for more information. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Daisha Johnson and LCpl. Morgan Burgess)
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: CDC recommendations on masking
Apr 8, 2020
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that Americans wear wearing cloth masks in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. The CDC considers cloth masks an additional, voluntary public health measure.
On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic COVID-19 expert, explains the difference between medical masking and public masking, and discusses the proper way to put a mask on and off to prevent the spread of disease.
This interview was recorded on April 6, 2020.
Mayo Clinic expert explains gastrointestinal symptoms related to COVID-19
Apr 8, 2020
COVID-19 most commonly presents with respiratory symptoms, including cough and shortness of breath, as well as fever. However, digestive symptoms also can occur in patients with COVID-19, and with or without respiratory symptoms.
In this Q&A, Dr. Sahil Khanna, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, answers questions about gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms related to COVID-19.
Everything you need to know about wearing masks ft. Dr. Seema Yasmin | Cause + control | WIRED
Apr 8, 2020
There's a lot of conflicting information when it comes to wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Seema Yasmin explains everything we need to know about wearing masks. Should we be wearing masks? What kinds of masks should we wear? Can we make our own?
The tech we need to end the pandemic and restart the economy | Danielle Allen
Apr 8, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the world is facing two existential threats at once: a public health emergency and an economic crisis. Political theorist Danielle Allen describes how we can ethically and democratically address both problems by scaling up "smart testing," which would track positive cases with peer-to-peer software on people's cell phones -- so we can end the pandemic and get back to work. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and business curator Corey Hajim. Recorded April 6, 2020)
Planning the future after COVID-19
Apr 8, 2020
Kevin Esvelt, Kent Larson, Esteban Moro, Sandy Pentland, Beth Porter, Ron Rivest, and Ramesh Raskar present short talks focusing on how the current pandemic may change our social systems, and how we may be able to build a safer, more inclusive, more prosperous world that is also more sustainable.
Mak Cik Kiah 19, a delivery robot for hospital usage to fight COVID-19 in Malaysia Video
Apr 9, 2020
Automated guided vehicles, DF Automation and Robotics Sdn. Bhd., Skudai, Johor, MalaysiaDF Automation & Robotics Sdn Bhd (DF), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM (HCTM) have joint together in a significant collaboration to develop a Hospital Delivery Robot System. The robot, named MCK19 or Makcik Kiah 19, is the First Malaysian Made Delivery Robot for hospitals to assist healthcare frontliners in assisting the delivery of healthcare to patients with COVID-19.
This project has received strong support from Minister of Science of Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) to explore for technology in fighting COVID-19.
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