Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Airwheel Air Experts F3 electric mask respirator, fresh air purifying dustproof mask-upcoming

Mar 21, 2020

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The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates

Apr 3, 2015

In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers -- plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now's the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our good ideas into practice, from scenario planning to vaccine research to health worker training. As he says, "There's no need to panic ... but we need to get going."

 

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Dr. Martin Blaser answers Coronavirus questions from Twitter

Mar 21, 2020

Dr. Martin Blaser, MD, uses the power of Twitter to answer the internet's questions about the coronavirus. When should we expect to see mutations? Does COVID-19 have a lifespan? Is coronavirus the 0.01% that soaps and sanitizers can't kill?

Dr. Blaser is a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Rutgers University and chair of the Human Microbiome.

 

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COVID360 - End to end centralized solution for Corona treatment

Mar 21, 2020

The full Corona treatment solution for patients and citizens at risk. COVID360 built by Deloitte Israel, based on Salesforce Health Cloud, and “Diagnostics Robotics” AI triage and clinical predictions platform.

COVID360 benefits:
* Decreased infections between patients and their care teams
* Utilization of quarantined medical staff
* Identifying potential high-risk patients and focusing their treatment efforts
* Defining COVID19 care plans by unified protocol and automatically distributing to millions of patients
* Secured and scalable solution deployable in days

Together - we will stop the Corona outbreak.

 

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Article "Amazon, Apple and Microsoft CEOs detail their companies’ efforts to combat coronavirus pandemic"

by Darrell Etherington
March 22, 2020

 

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Free Coronavirus chatbot for your website

Mar 23, 2020

 

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WHO update on COVID 19 (March 23, 2020 full press briefing)

Mar 23, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) offers an update on the state of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic around the world.

 

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What happens to your body when your have COVID-19?

Mar 23, 2020

As the number of cases of COVID-19 rises, experts continue to learn more about the disease. They know that symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath. But what does the virus do inside your body to cause those symptoms?

Dr. Neal Patel, a Mayo Clinic pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist, says that like most viruses, the virus that causes COVID-19 enters the body when you breathe it in through the mouth or nose. It also may enter through the eyes.

"Once it enters into the body, many different things happen," says Dr. Patel. "Initially, the virus can cause some damage locally where it enters. Then it moves further into the respiratory system." Initial symptoms

"If the virus enters through your nose, you may notice typical symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection, such as a runny nose or nasal congestion," says Dr. Patel."The virus may stop there or may continue down the respiratory tract, where it can cause issues such as coughing."

Immune system response

"There is an initial immune response when a virus enters a body for the first time," says Dr. Patel. "It's a generic response where the immune system turns on and says: 'You're not supposed to be here. I'm going to try to kill you.' It’s not a very robust response, but it is something."

" As your immune system revs up, you build more antibodies through a process called 'adaptive immunity,'" says Dr. Patel. "You build an army to take down this virus. There are times when the virus finds its way into the lower respiratory tract and causes lots of damage. Unfortunately, our body's response to kill that virus in the lower respiratory tract can cause a lot of collateral damage. Sometimes it's an exaggerated response, kind of like bringing an army to kill an ant."

Difficulty breathing

"The lung function deteriorates," says Dr. Patel. "The ability to get oxygen in and out of the bloodstream becomes affected. Your muscles may become impaired and you get fatigued trying to inhale and exhale against lungs that aren’t working too well."

Dr. Patels says that the virus can lead to inflammation of the lower respiratory tract, and in severe cases, a pneumonia can develop.

Need for hospitalization

"That type of patient may require some help," says Dr. Patel. "Mechanical ventilation, or a ventilator, is how we help that patient to rest a little bit. It allows them to get the oxygen they need so the body can work to calm this down and hopefully get rid of the virus."

The virus also may cause gastrointestinal issues, such as diarrhea.

 

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Article "I asked eight chatbots whether I had Covid-19. The answers ranged from ‘low’ risk to ‘start home isolation’"

by Casey Ross
March 23, 2020

 

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Article "AI vs COVID-19: Here are the AI tools and services fighting coronavirus"

by Ryan Daws
March 23, 2020

 

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Greta Thunberg says she may have had covid-19 and has self-isolated

Mar 24, 2020

Greta Thunberg says she and her father, Swedish actor Svante Thunberg, appear to have been infected by the coronavirus.

In an interview with New Scientist, the climate change campaigner said they had both experienced some symptoms of covid-19 after a recent train tour of Europe together. The pair were travelling before restrictions were imposed in several countries.

"Greta Thunberg says she may have had covid-19 and has self-isolated"

by Adam Vaughan
March 24, 2020

 

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As the Coronavirus approaches, Mexico looks the other way | The Dispatch

Mar 24, 2020

“This is going to be as bad as Italy or worse.” As much of the world shuts down amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, Mexico City’s streets are bustling and the country’s president insists on calm.

 

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The coronavirus outbreak is putting people’s mental health at risk too

Mar 24, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is putting people's mental health at risk. Here's 4 ways experts advise us to help stay healthy during the pandemic.

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Dr. Jessica Lancaster - COVID-19: Keeping seniors, immunocompromised people safe

Mar 24, 2020

Some people are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 because of their age or underlying health conditions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Adults 60 and older and those with an underlying health condition or a compromised immune system appear to develop serious illness more often than others.

 

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Coronavirus, tech and the voice industry

Mar 24, 2020

An open discussion about the impact of coronavirus on the tech and voice industries. With Bret Kinsella of Voicebot, Rani Molla of Recode, Ben Fox Rubin of CNET and David Watkins of Strategy Analytics.

 

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COVID-19: Tips for parents

Mar 25, 2020

With schools closed and more parents working from home, it can be challenging for children to understand all the changes being required because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says it's important for families to share information and make decisions to help their children feel more comfortable at an uncertain time.

"Right now, information is changing rapidly. It can feel very overwhelming to children," says Dr. Ardon.

 

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Coronavirus: race for a vaccine

Mar 25, 2020

More than 20 potential vaccines are in development, but none are guaranteed to work. We dive into the race for the vaccine and talk with those who are currently racing to end the pandemic.

 

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Hunting coronavirus protein with the biggest supercomputer on Earth | Upscaled Mini

Mar 25, 2020

How many computers working together would you need to be faster than the world's best supercomputer? This week, the distributing computing project Folding at Home found out. Their software uses volunteer computers to analyze proteins, and once they turned their attention to the coronavirus, they saw a massive increase in new users. For the moment,their network has become the fastest supercomputer on Earth. Hopefully their results will help us understand the virus and better combat COVID-19. If you're looking for another project to support, also consider Rosetta, which does similar protein analysis.

 

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How we must respond to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bill Gates

Mar 25, 2020

Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what it will take for the world to endure this crisis. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and current affairs curator Whitney Pennington Rodgers.)

 

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Dr. Oscar - AI for hand hygiene

Mar 25, 2020

Dr. Oscar is designed with the goal to minimize hospital infections caused by poor hand hygiene. It uses WHO accredited guidelines in educating medical staff on how to wash their hands properly, and trains them by monitoring their handwash steps at each wash - providing real-time success rate scores.

Dr. Oscar was inspired by the success of Oscar, an AI that used the nudge principle to help change human behavior and increasing sorting compliance at recycling bins & waste sorting stations by 300% throughout the US, UK, and Canada - across malls, airports, universities, and office buildings.

Intuitive AI designs technology that uses the power of a nudge to change human behavior.