The symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to the flu and include fever, cough, shortness of breath (difficulty breathing) or tiredness.
If you have any of these symptoms, have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, have returned less than 14 days from an affected area or have questions about COVID-19, you can contact this online service from the Digital Medicine Center P5 and the School of Medicine of the University of Minho, with quick response time and given by health professionals with the…
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Fight COVID-19 Online Hackathon is an open collaboration effort in which volunteers, designers, students, researchers, computer scientists, health workers, startups, software developers, business developers and others will cooperate and produce creative solutions which can help fight against the current epidemic of COVID-19.
Learn more about our initiative: https://taikai.network/covid19-challenge
This AI-powered digital assistant is for supporting citizens during this pandemic, allowing them to ask questions about the disease and, eventually, to avoid infections by the new coronavirus by not leaving the house. Based on Artificial Intelligence, through the algorithms provided by the Directorate-General for Health, it aims to make an initial screening to its users and to understand what is the best approach they might adopt.
The service is available free of charge through a website and…
A group of volunteers, made up from more than 4.300 people from 250 different companies and various fields of work, working towards a common goal: unite Portuguese talent in the development of technological solutions that help the population overcoming the challenge of COVID-19. Many projects have already been launched and others are in the pipeline. To name a few:
● An app with up-to-date technical info for medical doctors;
● A fundraising campaign;
● An app with free of charge video…
A page with information on solutions and technologies developed by civil society, namely by companies and entities to respond to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them, very different solutions, from technologies for monitoring symptoms or detecting fever through images (the latter already being used at Lisbon’s airport), to DryVHP technology for bio-decontamination, or magnetic and optical biosensors integrated into microfluidics that identify specific sequences of nucleic…
A helpline, number 3060, which allows victims of domestic violence to send quick text messages (SMS) if they want to ask for help. This mechanism is free, available 24 hours a day and guarantees confidentiality. It aims to ensure safety and support for victims of domestic violence, given the increased risk that the current context of isolation means.
A dedicated webpage to COVID-19 with videos, articles and FAQs, developed and/or presented by scientists on the coronavirus and COVID-19, including a special section on relevant Citizen Science projects, highlighting the contribution of the wider public to research development in related topics. Specific materials on the coronavirus epidemic were produced by Ciência Viva for the school communities.
A playful-educational website created by the publisher “Ideias com História” in partnership with the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), which aims to inform children and young people about this disease that is spreading around the world, caused by the new coronavirus. On the site is news every day, useful information about Covid-19, curiosities, games, videos and activities for children to develop in this period when they are at home, in a fun way.
The Barometer provides comparative analysis of the responses of different countries to the COVID-19 epidemic; epidemiological models of projection of new cases (first results already launched); analysis of the evolution of risk perception, compliance with government measures, the responsiveness of government and health services and the impacts on individual daily lives. It is also intended to analyse the preferred sources of information and the social support network in case of need.
Funding to support scientific research and technological development projects to combat current and future pandemics through data science and AI, developed in partnership between the public administration and R&D institutions, and focused on supporting citizens and health care services and entities (duration of 24 to 36 months).
Developed within the National Digital Competencies Initiative e.2030 (Portugal INCoDe.2030), the total funding is €3 million, with a maximum of €240 000 per project.