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We tested 30 common household materials for homemade masks. Using breathability and virus-size particle capture, we identified the top 5 DIY mask materials.

Source: The Ultimate Guide to Homemade Face Masks for Coronavirus – Smart Air Filters

Doctors in ERs and ICUs are trying new approaches and using social media and email chains to help each other learn on the fly.

Source: How Frontline Doctors Are Saving Coronavirus Patients with Innovative New Techniques, Sharing Advice

Approximately 580 digital health companies are operating across Israel today, raising a record $662 million in 69 deals in 2019.

Source: Coronavirus: Necessity is the mother of digital healthcare acceleration

 

French digital health company Withings has unveiled a new hybrid smartwatch with hardware designed to detect both atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea.

Source: Withings’ new smartwatch to combine ECG and sleep apnea detection | FierceBiotech

Images taken from space are providing details to governments and relief efforts about how humanity is handling the Covid-19 crisis.

Source: Satellite Data Reveals the Pandemic’s Effects From Above | WIRED

New COVID-19 mobility reports show changes in traffic to stores, parks, transit stations, and more

Source: Google uses location data to show which places are complying with stay-at-home orders — and which aren’t – The Verge

The Coronavirus Panic Index applies artificial intelligence to human behavior in real time.

Source: How One Company Is Using A.I. to Predict Panic Over Covid-19

While much of the news is scary, I’ve found a silver thread of hope in this pandemic: What if this is our chance to prove remote work, well, works?

Source: Coronavirus is chance to show value of remote work