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Business owner develops a sneeze barrier to reduce Covid19 transmissions
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-14 10:50
Kim Magraw developed the sneeze guard after receiving a call from a customer asking him to create something that would work as a barrier between people. "It places a barrier so anybody who sneezes or has a sneeze or is breathing, the virus is unable ...
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Global Hackathon put in place to fight Covid19
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-10 10:01
The Global hack is an online hackathon designed to share and rapidly develop ideas for solutions in the face of the current crisis, as well as to build resilience post-pandemic. There are 12 tracks team can choose from to develop their solutions, based on ...
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Nursing homes launch a request for pen pals to keep their residents connected during the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-08 18:57
For elderly people living in nursing homes and assisted care facilities, the Covid-19 pandemic had a very negative side-effect. Visits were not allowed during this period, to prevent the spread of the pandemic, so these senior were feeling very lonely and ...
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Group of inventors creates emergency ventilator to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-27 12:27
OxyGEN is an open hardware prototype that has been collaboratively developed by a group of engineers based in Barcelona. The group got together in March 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic, after realizing the severe lack in emergency ventilators for ...
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Public library creates device to sanitize books through UV radiation
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-26 16:54
In the Indonesian Island of Java, a library has developed a mechanism to sterilize books using ultraviolet light. The device is called Dropbox and has the form of a filling cabinet, with six drawers that can fit 14 books each. Inside, there are 5 UV light ...
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Mother creates superhero face shields to keep children protected
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:35
Maysa Talerd, a single mother from Thailand, has created a way to make face shields appealing for children. During the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities all over the world were encouraging their citizens to wear face masks and/or protective shields – ...
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Protective Face Shield that can be built in less than a minute
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-02 13:09
A team at NYU designed a face shield for healthcare workers that can be built in less than a minute. This design was created in response to the severe lack of protective equipment, necessary to face the COVID-19 pandemic, that was being reported by ...
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High School students create intubation box to protect doctors
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-07 11:55
High School students from The Village School are trying to do their part and contribute to find solutions to help in the fight against the new coronavirus. Knowing about the shortage of protective equipment in healthcare facilities, they have created a ...
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Young man launches radio station to help his village cope with the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-08 19:02
Saidingliana Sailo is 27 year old who lives in the small village of Behliangchhip, India. When a man from his village tested positive for Covid-19, in the beginning of July 2020, the village became very agitated with the news. “When the news of him ...
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Students create non-profit to deliver smart devices to the elderly and low-income communities
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-08-13 18:37
During the Covid-19 pandemic, seniors were one of the demographic groups most at risk. And, while those living in nursing home and assisted living facilities were taken care of by a network of support, many other seniors who lived by themselves were ...
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