COVID-19

Alongside data analytics and employee apps, both offerings focus on facilitating coronavirus testing services among employees.

The Health Service Executive in Ireland has indicated that the COVID-19 tracker app will be downloadable from Google and Apple app stores, subject to final government approval.

Infection surveillance and infection control are part of what makes countries successful that manage to keep the SarsCoV2 pandemic in check. Properly implemented, digital solutions can help a lot with testing, tracing and isolating. Striking the right balance between meeting public health requirements and upholding privacy is not easy though. 

Pagabo and Moodbeam have collaborated to aid mental health and wellbeing and improve working conditions in the construction sector.

The new app will use Bluetooth tech and will likely launch in July in Ottawa. 

Higher session numbers among the top 15 mental wellness apps were in line with steady monthly increases over the past three years.

In a new investigation by Amnesty International, the two Gulf states and Norway have released apps that reportedly operate as mass surveillance tools.

Demand for tech solutions has soared in Finland during the pandemic as healthcare providers seek new ways to diagnose and treat patients, and source properly tested PPE.

Also, Medwise.ai wins UK grant to develop AI-powered question answering platform for healthcare professionals during COVID-19.

New study uses online resources to compare mental health outcomes in individuals studied before COVID-19 versus those responding during the pandemic.