Response Tag: Adaptive Action

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…

The UAE government has showed its readiness to identify and provide vital services for all citizens and residents so that they can obtain their government services around the clock through using smart channels without the need of any physical visit to its centers. This is to enable customers to complete their transactions remotely, in a way that ensures their safety and supports the UAE’s efforts towards facing the challenges of COVID-19, and reduce its impact on all sectors. All these vital…

We have developed a system which encompasses a WEB-based control panel and an App (for users/population) which can track the geographical distribution of outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics of contagious diseases and vaccination campaigns. Our system (called SaudeCEM) is able to launch warnings and informative messages, at different competence levels and in multiple areas, transforming each smartphone into a portable siren and also acting as an informative platform for their user safety. SaudeCEM…

Our project provides a framework that uses strategies from behavioral science and social norms to motivate millennials and Gen-Z in the United States to stay home for the common public good to minimize the spread of coronavirus. We diagnose the motivations for such behaviors using social norm theory, and then utilize behavioral insights and refer to experimental research to propose interventions that target these motivations. We also come up with ways to accurately measure the behavior pre-and…

The province of West Java wants to avoid healthcare facilities from getting overwhelmed by people without symptoms trying to get tested, and so have developed a new Open Source 'Pikobar' app that uses QR technology and a self-assessment algorithm. Users first conduct a preliminary self-diagnosis through the app to find out if they should get tested. They can check their symptoms against those of Covid-19, as well as other similar illnesses like flu and cough. If they have symptoms, they are…

Since March 16, Czech Television has been running a unique program called UčíTelka . Every day, students of the first grade of elementary schools wait for TV lessons on CT2. Every weekday from 9 am, classes start. Each class will last thirty minutes and will be designed for one year of the first stage with a short break in the form of educational programs produced by Déčka. Broadcasting will be regular to allow parents to adjust their daily schedule accordingly. One teacher will always…

Since March 16, all Russian universities were recommended to introduce mixed and distance learning formats. To support universities during the transition period in connection with the unfavorable situation caused by the new coronavirus infection (COVID-2019), a Situation Center of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science and a hotline have been created. The recommendations for the universities on the transfer of educational courses to the online format were developed by the Ministry of…

In Israel, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, and the Manufacturers Association of Israel are calling on industrial facilities and companies to submit R&D plans for the increased production of coronavirus-related products. As part of the initiative, the government will offer financial support of 50% to 75% of expenses to plans that will demonstrate the potential to bolster the country’s healthcare system or provide breakthroughs in the fight…

The German Research FOundation have launched a Call for interdisciplinary research into epidemics and pandemics on the occasion of the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. Funding is given to projects that deal with prevention, early detection, containment and research into the causes and effects of and dealing with epidemics and pandemics using the example of SARS-CoV-2 and other human-pathogenic microorganisms and viruses. This includes research, for example on: the challenges and effects of an epidemic…

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications of Brazil (MCTIC) established an advisory committee and strategic plan to provide coordinated and quick responses to emerging viruses. This "Virus-MCTIC Network" coordinates the efforts of research laboratories with a view to identifying complementarities of infrastructure and activities in the ongoing research on Covid-19, influenza and others. The objectives of the network are the integration of scientific research and…