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1. I've tried to collect the main areas where #technology can prevent the spread of a #virus such as #COVIDー19 . Here they are: https://twitter.com/chrys0111/status/1263530022641557504
1. I've tried to collect the main areas where #technology can prevent the spread of a #virus such as #COVIDー19 . Here they are: https://twitter.com/chrys0111/status/1263530022641557504
2.1 Helping Science to Understand the Virus
Scientists need to run lots of calculations to understanding the virus. This requires lots of computing power.
- Companies and research institutions launched the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium
https://covid19-hpc-consortium.org/
Scientists need to run lots of calculations to understanding the virus. This requires lots of computing power.
- Companies and research institutions launched the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium
https://covid19-hpc-consortium.org/
2.2 Helping Science to Understand the Virus
- Healx, an AI-powered biotech company in the UK is using AI to find combination drug treatments for COVID-19. https://healx.io/healx-using-ai-to-find-combination-drug-treatments-for-covid-19/
- Healx, an AI-powered biotech company in the UK is using AI to find combination drug treatments for COVID-19. https://healx.io/healx-using-ai-to-find-combination-drug-treatments-for-covid-19/
3.1 Communication / Education
Educated people can prevent the spread of a virus.The Taiwanese government and people used the lessons learned from the 2003 SARS epidemic and responded quickly. The diagram below compares Taiwan and Australia, two countries with similar population.
Educated people can prevent the spread of a virus.The Taiwanese government and people used the lessons learned from the 2003 SARS epidemic and responded quickly. The diagram below compares Taiwan and Australia, two countries with similar population.
3.2.1 Fighting Fake News
Fake news is spread faster than the actual virus. People need to be educated to easily identify fake news
Since 2016, Finland has an information literacy programme in schools that “vaccinates” students against fake news. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/how-finland-is-fighting-fake-news-in-the-classroom/
Fake news is spread faster than the actual virus. People need to be educated to easily identify fake news
Since 2016, Finland has an information literacy programme in schools that “vaccinates” students against fake news. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/how-finland-is-fighting-fake-news-in-the-classroom/
3.2.2 Fighting Fake News
Google set up a response team to remove misinformation https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/coronavirus-covid19-response/
Twitter is removing misleading tweets https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1253044659175034880?s=20
Facebook will alert users that receive misleading or false coronavirus content. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52309094
Google set up a response team to remove misinformation https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/coronavirus-covid19-response/
Twitter is removing misleading tweets https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1253044659175034880?s=20
Facebook will alert users that receive misleading or false coronavirus content. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-52309094
4. Chatbots
Smart chatbots can be used to answer questions through websites, Facebook messenger and other channels during pandemics.
@IBMWatson is already deployed in 25 countries. https://www.ibm.com/watson/covid-response
Smart chatbots can be used to answer questions through websites, Facebook messenger and other channels during pandemics.
@IBMWatson is already deployed in 25 countries. https://www.ibm.com/watson/covid-response
5 Remote Training
Remote training does need to be boring! Check out the video below where a teacher is using the Second Life platform for teaching
Remote training does need to be boring! Check out the video below where a teacher is using the Second Life platform for teaching
6. Tracing / Monitoring
- I've written about tracing apps in another article https://medium.com/@chrys0111/is-contact-tracing-apps-the-solution-to-the-second-wave-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-553e9c962911
- Palantir https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/03/31/palantir-the-20-billion-peter-thiel-backed-big-data-giant-is-providing-a-coronavirus-monitoring-tool-to-the-cdc/#28705ac91595 helps visualize trends of a pandemic
- Sewage testing https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00973-x can be used for "bulk" tracing
- I've written about tracing apps in another article https://medium.com/@chrys0111/is-contact-tracing-apps-the-solution-to-the-second-wave-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-553e9c962911
- Palantir https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/03/31/palantir-the-20-billion-peter-thiel-backed-big-data-giant-is-providing-a-coronavirus-monitoring-tool-to-the-cdc/#28705ac91595 helps visualize trends of a pandemic
- Sewage testing https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00973-x can be used for "bulk" tracing
7. Hospital Support
At a hospital in China, robots are used to take vital signs, deliver medicine, disinfect the facilities and even entertain the quarantined patients. https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-care-at-one-hospital-got-taken-over-by-robots/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b
At a hospital in China, robots are used to take vital signs, deliver medicine, disinfect the facilities and even entertain the quarantined patients. https://www.cnet.com/news/coronavirus-care-at-one-hospital-got-taken-over-by-robots/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0b
8. Cleaning Robots
The video below shows how robots can disinfect subway trains in just 4 hours.
The video below shows how robots can disinfect subway trains in just 4 hours.
9. Conclusion
The #COVIDー19 pandemic is forcing governments, organizations and companies to push technology further, testing its boundaries.
Technology can prevent the next pandemic or at least flatten the curve and reduce the number of cases.
End/ https://medium.com/@chrys0111/can-technology-stop-the-next-pandemic-50610fb97e08
The #COVIDー19 pandemic is forcing governments, organizations and companies to push technology further, testing its boundaries.
Technology can prevent the next pandemic or at least flatten the curve and reduce the number of cases.
End/ https://medium.com/@chrys0111/can-technology-stop-the-next-pandemic-50610fb97e08
