One of the major areas of concern since the beginning of the pandemic has been keeping residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and retirement communities safe. A nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, in fact, was the center of one of the earliest outbreaks in the U.S. Since then, similar facilities across the country have […]
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One of the biggest problems became apparent during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic: Availability of PPE. With an unprecedented demand for facemasks, gloves, sanitizer, and other items, store shelves were quickly picked clean, and it created an opening for countless scams claiming to have PPE available. Healthcare providers and emergency services also often […]
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Shelton, CT, August 14, 2020 — TMC, a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, today announced the recipients of the 2020 Pandemic Tech Innovation Awards. The Pandemic Tech Innovation Awards recognize hardware, software, devices/peripherals, applications and services that help society and business function effectively in the […]
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By Shrey Fadia, Analyst and Consultant, Artin Arts The world is battling COVID-19 with constant innovation in the health sector and increasing awareness and keeping people them up to date with the latest information. Meanwhile, engineer Madindra Aryal designed respirators with minimal available materials in Nepal to contribute to society during this tough time. Nepal […]
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From the beginning of this pandemic, people have debated the effectiveness of face masks. Regardless of whom you choose to believe, common sense dictates that all masks have some degree of effectiveness, but that it varies with the type of mask. Some are N95 rated, others are homemade versions using whatever material available. Some have […]
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All the health and safety plans companies are developing today to protect workers, customers, guests, students, and others are only as effective as their implementation. It’s great to require people to wear masks, but if you’re not enforcing it, you’re going to find more and more individuals “forgetting.” The same goes for distancing, without constant […]
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Nobody likes wearing a mask. If anyone tells you they do, they’re not being honest. They may have gotten used to it, but that’s not the same as liking it. But, masks are going to be part of our lives for the foreseeable future as we continue to deal with COVID-19 while trying to continue […]
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Let’s understand something: COVID-19 isn’t just going away miraculously next week, or next month, maybe not even next year. Just today, the largest tech conference in the U.S. announced it is going virtual with its January 2021 edition. Of course, it’s not really easy to devise a way to ensure distancing and other protocols are […]
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By now, if you think we’re not going to be living with COVID-19 for some time, you’re not being realistic. The way we work, socialize, and play is all going to be different – perhaps forever. That doesn’t mean we aren’t going to do these things, and companies all over the place have re-opened their […]
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The baseball season isn’t even a week old, and already two games have been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. So now, with NFL teams set to open training camps tomorrow, there’s likely to be an ever bigger motivation to ensure player safety as they start preparing for the upcoming season. So, what are the […]
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While millions of people continue to work from home, millions more are out in their workplaces. In many cases, those workplaces and jobs include close interactions that aren’t conducive to distancing. Healthcare workers, retail, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, transportation centers, corporate campuses and buildings, and many more places make distancing difficult at times. […]
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With the coronavirus looking like it’s going to be part of our world for some time – especially considering the recent spikes in states like Florida, which just set a new single-day high for confirmed cases in the country – PPE is going to continue to be in high demand. Everyone will need to wear […]
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One of the questions that’s been asked repeatedly is, how effective are conventional facemasks against COVID-19? While there are varying opinions as to exactly how effective they are, general consensus is, while they may be slightly effective for the wearer, they are more effective for inhibiting the spread of the virus. Recent reports, though, claim […]
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Safely reopening the world will require a group effort, from contact tracing and social distancing, to office density levels and wearables. As the technology community puts its efforts toward the problem launching creative solutions for the enterprise, the coming months will offer case studies on the post-COVID world. Los Angeles-based market research and experience management […]
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The world has changed dramatically over the past three months – much more than most people expected it would. Many of these changes were bound to happen anyway, but COVID-19 pushed the tech sector into hyperdrive to deliver solutions that would enable a rapid transition to teleworking, faster testing, contact tracing, safe re-opening, better workplace […]
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For three months, people have been unable to participate in most of their normal activities – at least the way they’re used to them. Everything from working to shopping to dining to entertainment has all changed. Now, as restrictions are being loosened, some facilities are able to operate in some capacity, while others are still […]
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After two months of lockdown orders – more, in some locations – businesses across industries are slowly starting to be allowed to re-open, provided they follow strict safety protocols. That means continuing to enforce distancing measures, ensuring appropriate PPE is being worn, temperature screening, and more. While it may be an inconvenience, following these return-to-work […]
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John Hopkins University has been tracking the spread of COVID-19 since its early days, making that information available to the public, even before the first small dots appeared in the U.S. on its map. Now, the U.S. is by far the unfortunate leader in confirmed cases, up to almost 1.7 million today. Even as that […]
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SHELTON, CT – May 27, 2020 In response to COVID-19, potentially the most significant crisis of the modern era, TMC has launched the Pandemic Tech Alliance. The Pandemic Tech Alliance represents companies who make solutions involved in testing, contact tracing, social distancing, health care, vaccines, treatments, smart cities, intelligent buildings, communications and more. The Pandemic […]
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The good news is workers across the country are slowly starting to return to workplaces after spending the past two months at home. The bad news is COVID-19 is nowhere near gone and many are predicting a second wave of outbreaks, making it crucial that businesses and consumers strictly follow government safety guidelines. For businesses, […]
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