Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)


Coronavirus: your questions answered

Premiered Apr 1, 2020

In our first digital event on the coronavirus pandemic, Intelligence Squared brought together a panel of experts to answer your questions.
Speakers included epidemiologist Professor David Heymann, head of Public Health Medicine at Exeter University Dr Bharat Pankhania, and economist Professor Linda Yueh. The event was chaired by medical doctor and television broadcaster Dr Xand Van Tulleken.

This was the beginning of a new programme of online events Intelligence Squared will be holding. We hope you will join us online to experience this new platform for debate and discussion. We are grateful for your support.
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Stanford HAI - COVID-19 and AI: a virtual conference

Streamed live Apr 1, 2020

COVID-19 and AI: A Virtual Conference will address a developing public health crisis. Sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), the event will convene experts from Stanford and beyond to advance the understanding of the virus and its impact on society. It will be livestreamed to engage the broad research community, government and international organizations, and civil society.

Topics to be addressed include: AI applications in diagnostics and treatment, epidemiological tracking and forecasting of the spread of the virus, information and disinformation, and the broader human impact of COVID-19 and pandemics in general on economies, culture, government, and human behavior. Through timely, insightful presentations and interactive sessions, this event will serve to unite a global community toward solutions to benefit all of humanity.
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Mobile Command Center for COVID -19 response | KenSci

Mar 31, 2020

Built in collaboration with pulmonologists, nurses and CMIOs of large health systems handling COVID-19, our Mobile Command Center aims to enable health systems to have a real-time view into bed management and capacity planning, to provide novel coronavirus affected patients, with better care.

Engineered on the Microsoft Azure FHIR platform, the Mobile Command Center leverages existing HL7 feeds from EHRs, along with additional data sources like workforce management to provide status on familiar KPIs.

For more details, visit: covid19.kensci.com
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Fighting Coronavirus/Covid-19? Here is what you need to do! Full disclosure!

Apr 1, 2020

Fighting COVID-19? Here is what you need to do.
First of all, let me start this by saying one fact: IT IS NOT JUST A FLU!
The COVID-19 virus is highly contagious (only takes 15 seconds for someone to get infected) with no effective cure, and the mortality rate is up to 8%!
Don’t let anyone on the TV telling you otherwise.
And in times like these, there is nothing wrong with being extra careful.
So as someone who lives in a city that battled this virus and came out alive, I want to offer you a few tips:
• Well, for starter, please don’t underestimate the virus. Listen to the doctors, and medical experts, like Dr. Fauci.
• Practice social distancing by keeping a distance of about six feet from others if you must go out in public. Stay home if you can and avoid gatherings of more than 3 people.
• Workout to enhance your immune system, at the moment, that’s the only thing that kills the virus.
• Wear a facemask. You should wear a facemask when you are around other people (e.g., sharing a room or vehicle). There has been extensive research that the wearing of masks, particularly the N95 masks (95% minimum efficiency level in air filtration), will prevent an infected patient from spreading the virus. The majority of those infected with COVID-19 do not show symptoms. That does not mean that they are not contagious. While the asymptomatic might not know they have the virus, they could easily be spreading it. Mass wearing of masks without exception has certainly played a role in the containment in China.
• And if you have, safety goggles are also recommended. The virus is known to get inside the human body through mouth, nose, and eyes.
• Keep a hand sanitizer your pocket/ purse with 75% alcohol, or wear disposable gloves.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, computers, phones, keyboards, sinks, toilets, faucets, and countertops. In China, all buildings’ elevators provide tissue for pressing the buttons and sterilize every couple of hours. So if you are from the building/community management side, please do so as well.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after being in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
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How Covid-19 can live on your phone and how you can clean it

Apr 1, 2020

There are three common strands of advice for minimizing the spread of Coronavirus, issued by bodies like the NHS and the WHO. If you have to sneeze, do it into a tissue or your sleeve. Avoid contact with unwell people, and wash your hands with soap, often.

Your phone complicates that last one. Sanitize your hands all you like, bacteria and viruses sitting on your phone may be transferred right back to those hands as soon as you check WhatsApp or Instagram.

A 2011 study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found one in six phones analyzed showed traces of fecal matter. And you want your mobile to be free of nasties like Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter spp. as well as Covid-19.
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How supercomputing can fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 1, 2020

LLNL is now an essential part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing our supercomputing resources and other rapid response biomolecular capabilities to the world’s search for solutions. Learn more about our efforts here: https://www.llnl.gov/coronavirus
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Resisting the COVID-19

Apr 1, 2020

Sanbot is helping people to resist the COVID-19 as a assistant. They helps the medical workers to observe the patients by non-contact. And make them in good sprite when tell jokes.
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Sanbot, humanoid robots, Sanbot Innovation Technology., Ltd, Shenzhen, China
 

Pneumask: reusable full-face snorkel mask PPE project

Apr 1, 2020

PPE is one of the most important protective layers for healthcare workers around the world in a crisis like COVID-19. Many hospitals have already run out of N95 masks and other PPE, including face masks, face shields and elastomeric respirators. Doctors are trying to reuse and ration masks. The industrial supply chain is unable to scale up to meet current demands. In the US and globally, there is an urgent need for fast stopgap solutions to meet the current demands for PPE. One place to focus is to integrate a face shield and N95 mask together into a single unit which makes for a faster gowning and degowning - while also possibly making a reusable, autoclavable shield.
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Product Demo | Babylon's COVID-19 Care Assistant

Apr 2, 2020

If you’re finding it hard to access information for coronavirus, or are self-isolating, we’re here to help. Meet our COVID-19 Care Assistant. It makes taking care of yourself and your loved ones easier.

Designed for coronavirus care: Our COVID-19 Care Assistant offers information from doctors and clinicians. The COVID-19 Care Assistant is available for anyone on an existing Babylon plan.* You can access it through the Babylon app or on our website.

Here's how COVID-19 Care Assistant can help:

Get the latest information
Find continually-updated information on coronavirus, like how to self-isolate and tips to take care of the elderly. Our information comes from the World Health Organization and NHS doctors.

Symptom checker and live chat
Babylon offers a symptom checker that has the ability to recognise what might be COVID-19 symptoms and suggest possible next steps. You can access the symptom checker via the app or web and use the live chat feature to ask questions and receive answers from a member of our team.

A Care Plan made for you
After you’ve received information about your symptoms, our COVID-19 Care Assistant will give you a Care Plan, based on the latest guidance. Get daily notifications to track your symptoms, reminders to measure your vital signs, information for the 14-day isolation and general tips for your physical and mental wellbeing.

Speak to a healthcare expert
Our COVID-19 Care Assistant allows you to have a video consultation with a clinician via your smartphone or web, possibly saving you a trip to the hospital. After you enter your symptoms into our Symptom Checker, it will indicate possible next steps.

If you believe you need to speak to a healthcare professional, you can book a video consultation. You can do all of this within the app or on web.

Download the Babylon app to get started and check your symptoms.

*Our Symptom Checker is free to all users. Our full COVID-19 Care Assistant tool is only available to our paid subscribers, Babylon GP at Hand, and selected partners.
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Babylon Healthcare Services Limited, mobile health service, London, United Kingdom
 

Autonomous shuttles help transport COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida

Apr 2, 2020

For the first time in the U.S., autonomous vehicles are being used to transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

At a time when health care resources and staff are stretched thin, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) has partnered with Beep and NAVYA to use autonomous vehicles to safely transport COVID-19 tests collected at a drive-thru testing location at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

"This development is a historic moment for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority," says Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., CEO of Jacksonville Transportation Authority. "Along with our partners, Beep, NAVYA and Mayo Clinic, we are leveraging our learnings from three years of testing autonomous vehicles through our Ultimate Urban Circulator program. Our innovative team saw this as an opportunity to use technology to respond to this crisis in Northeast Florida and increase the safety of COVID-19 testing."
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What you need to know about spring allergies and COVID-19

Apr 2, 2020

In many parts of the U.S., spring is in full bloom. And with the arrival of spring comes an increase in seasonal allergies and now questions about increased risk related to COVID-19.

"Currently, there is no data to substantiate those patients with allergies and asthma are at an increased risk for COVID-19. And there's nothing in the literature to suggest that COVID-19 affects these people differently," says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology specialist.
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Debunking 10 Coronavirus myths ft. Dr. Seema Yasmin

Apr 3, 2020

Epidemic expert Dr. Seema Yasmin helps debunk some common medical myths surrounding Covid-19. Will drinking water flush the virus out? Can you take ibuprofen? Will garlic prevent infection? Can you hold your breath to test if you have coronavirus?
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