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This brings their total Pre-Series A round funding amount to $3.4 million.
The tech company said that it will be pulling its new case and trend data from sources such as Johns Hopkins, The New York Times and Wikipedia.
HBKiCare is being launched by Dubai’s Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects (HBK DOP) and the Ramat Gan-headquarted healthcare IoT software developer, Sure Universal.
The Deloitte Health Tech Catalyst innovation hub will connect technology companies and healthcare providers to accelerate digital innovation.
Contact tracing apps, symptom checkers and other data-driven tools provide tangible benefits, but experts say that more can be done to educate individuals on what information they collect and how it's handled.
The startup will use the funding to help expand its platform of patient communication and digital care solutions.
Efficient distribution, dissipating stigma and an emphasis on decentralized trials are all working in favor of digital treatments, according to a panel of digital therapeutics executives and industry stakeholders.
In a recent survey, 67% of consumers and 91% of IT professionals said they'd support a nationwide rollout of contact-tracing apps or other technologies.
COVID-19 has made it clear that state-by-state licensure and other roadblocks to telehealth delivery should be left in the past, write Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum and Health Innovation Alliance Executive Director Joel White.
The Virolens system has undergone a successful trial at London’s Heathrow Airport.