COVID-19

Also, Ireland donates its contact tracing app to Linux Foundation.

In a globally broadcast conference, hosted by Clalit Health Services and HIMSS, key discussions led by world leaders, decision-makers and other thought leaders took place around the topic of responding to the COVID-19 emergency.

As the world contends with the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry is expected to see a significant drop in growth. 

The platform will be available to UK and international patients and will connect doctors to their patients and peers to deliver more efficient care in the future.

The pandemic has inevitably made discussions about the use of data even more urgent as we strive to find solutions to dilemmas around managing personal privacy argues Dr Charles Alessi, chief clinical officer at HIMSS.

The new project will build a global information knowledge platform to help the healthcare industry deliver more efficient care to COVID-19 patients.

Also, The Royal Marsden, in the UK, launches AI virtual agent to support key workers post lockdown.

The Oxford University spin-out is also calling on the government to review what data it is collecting on the COVID-19 crisis by ethnic groups.     

The smart device, a prototype by Fab Lab Bahrain, reportedly uses UV-C light that kills or inactivates a range of microorganisms by disrupting their DNA or RNA.

Local authorities are to be given access to postcode-level data on people testing positive for coronavirus in their areas.