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The two tech giants' unprecedented partnership looks to engage as many users in disease-tracing and prevention efforts as possible while tearing down the data silos of their respective smartphone platforms.
The in-development system foregoes GPS tracking and other identifying data collection methods in its effort to automate labor-intensive COVID-19 contact tracing.
A telehealth VP describes the concerns and trends her team is hearing from an influx of worried patients.
COVID-19
Also, tech-enabled home care provider Cera has concluded research into the performance of AI in comparison to human clinicians.
The service, which is provided by Samitivej, is available free-of-charge and all-day from 8 April to 10 May 2020.
Also: FDA COVID-19 policy allows for remote use, digital modifications to ophthalmic devices; 23andMe launches genetics study to understand varying COVID-19 responses.
Spearheaded by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA), the new wristbands are part of the government’s effort in quickly tracing new cases of COVID-19, as well as keeping track of active cases.
The company will use the money to increase its European presence.
The company is tripling its physician pool by the end of April, and has launched a new patient dashboard.
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Vasileios Nittas, an epidemiologist from the University of Zurich, explains the importance of technology in the middle of a pandemic.