Solutions

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.

Country / Region Tags:

Canada

Global

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Situation Report

Read more about Virginia becomes first state to roll out the pandemic notification app
Log in or register to post comments

There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. Seven states banded together to make one.

Wed, 2020-08-05 09:09 — mike kraft

There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. These states banded together to make one. Seven states formed a purchasing compact, hoping to pressure rapid-testing companies to quickly scale up supply. Erin Cox Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Situation Report

Read more about There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. Seven states banded together to make one.
Log in or register to post comments

Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies

Mon, 2020-08-03 09:12 — mike kraft

Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders - antibodies designed specifically to attack this new virus. Deena Beasley U.S.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Situation Report

Read more about Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies
Log in or register to post comments

Volunteers save New York's oldest community farm as Covid-19 hits agriculture

Fri, 2020-07-31 10:17 — mike kraft

Volunteers save New York's oldest community farm as Covid-19 hits agriculture The pandemic upended the practices that typically keep Quail Hill Farm running smoothly. It’s emblematic of an industry-wide struggle Alexandra Talty the Guardian

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Situation Report

Read more about Volunteers save New York's oldest community farm as Covid-19 hits agriculture
Log in or register to post comments

Trump urges people who have recovered from covid-19 to donate blood plasma

Thu, 2020-07-30 20:36 — mike kraft

Trump urges people who have recovered from covid-19 to donate blood plasma Blood plasma from people who have successfully recovered from coronavirus infection has been widely used in the United States, even though researchers are still gathering evidence to definitively show it works. Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Situation Report

Read more about Trump urges people who have recovered from covid-19 to donate blood plasma
Log in or register to post comments

Birx and Fauci recommend face masks or googles

Thu, 2020-07-30 16:18 — mike kraft

Birx recommends face shields in addition to masks Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, is recommending the use of face shields along with masks to protect against COVID-19 infection. Jessie Hellmann TheHill

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Read more about Birx and Fauci recommend face masks or googles
Log in or register to post comments

These 13 states need to lock down now, according to Harvard coronavirus experts

Thu, 2020-07-30 13:57 — mike kraft

A report released this week by the Trump administration’s coronavirus task force warns that 21 states are now in the “red zone” and need to take aggressive steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Country / Region Tags: