Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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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

 

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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

 

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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)

 

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How to disinfect everything: Covid-19 cleaning tips

Apr 7, 2020

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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?

 

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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)

 

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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.

 

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Mak Cik Kiah 19, a delivery robot for hospital usage to fight COVID-19 in Malaysia Video

Apr 9, 2020

DF 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.

Automated guided vehicles, DF Automation and Robotics Sdn. Bhd., Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

 

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Coronavirus: how can we treat the disease?

Apr 9, 2020

Coronavirus is stretching nation's healthcare systems to the limits as they struggle to treat patients while still not having a full understanding of how the disease works. We take a look into how we are treating COVID 19 today, and the race to develop new treatments.

 

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Wearable hand sanitizer

Apr 9, 2020

Wear your sanitizer!
DIY 3D printing project - from now on you can fill up your wristband with a hand sanitizer and wear it all the time.

 

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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 9, 2020

COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Because SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus, researchers are still learning how the virus affects the body. And this raises questions for pregnant women. Can COVID-19 affect pregnancy? Is breastfeeding safe? How can a pregnant woman protect herself from the disease?

On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, will discuss COVID-19 and pregnancy.

This interview was recorded on March 30, 2020.

 

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Why some COVID-19 patients need ventilators

Apr 9, 2020

Ventilators are making headlines as severely ill COVID-19 patients are being put on the machines as a life-saving measure. But what is it about a ventilator that can help these patients? Dr. Vikram Padmanabhan, pulmonary and critical care doctor at UW Medical Center - Northwest, explains ventilators are a common machine used to help patients who have breathing difficulties get oxygen into the body and breathe out carbon dioxide.

"Specifically for COVID-19 pneumonia, patients can develop severe viral infection of the lung which can then secondarily lead to a huge amount of inflammation in the lungs which can then clog up the little air sacs called alveoli in the lungs leading to an inability to oxygenate. So by far and away that’s the most common reason for a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia to require a ventilator," he says.

Ventilators are not required for every COVID-19 patient, Dr. Padmanabhan adds. It's determined on a case-by-case basis as there are other strategies that can be used to help.

 

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100 days of COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert discusses how far we've come and what lies ahead

Apr 9, 2020

 

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Article "How to clean and reuse an N95 mask"
Reusing your mask isn't ideal, but neither is the current supply of masks.

by Brian Cooley
April 8, 2020

 

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SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus micro-droplets - NHK World report

Mar 30, 2020

 

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Is it safe to wear contact lenses during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Apr 10, 2020

 

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Coronavirus: Will life under lockdown teach us all to be kinder? - BBC

Apr 10, 2020

"I'm an Italian national living in the UK. In the last two weeks I've been closely following the situation here and in my home country. Many of the Italians living here - myself included - were wondering how much of the current measures in the UK have been informed by what was learned in Italy?"

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate. Panellists include secretary of state for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis, shadow chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and shadow minister for the cabinet office Rachel Reeves, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College and a member of the NERVTAG committee (New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats) advising government Peter Openshaw, Scottish musician, social campaigner and winner of the 2018 Orwell Prize for his book Poverty Safari: Understanding the Anger of Britain's Underclass Darren McGarvey and actress, comedian, psychotherapist and author of books on mental health and mindfulness Ruby Wax.

 

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Stanford HAI - COVID-19 and AI: a virtual conference - full day

Apr 10, 2020

Sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), COVID-19 and AI: A Virtual Conference convened experts from Stanford and beyond to advance the understanding of the virus and its impact on society. The speakers and topics engaged the broad research community, government and international organizations and civil society, uniting a global community toward solutions to benefit all of humanity.