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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As we approach the start of the fall semester, many schools are still trying to figure out how to ensure a safe in-person learning environment for students. We know COVID-19 is most commonly spread through the air. We also know outside air is cleaner than indoor air, which means building air flow becomes a critical […]
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With the fall school semester only a few weeks away, schools at all levels are still grappling with how to manage their student bodies and faculty in the midst of an ongoing pandemic. Some schools have announced a virtual learning experience in the fall, but many are still hoping to have students on campuses and […]
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As more and more businesses start to return to some level of normalcy – though far from pre-coronavirus conditions – travel is also likely to start picking up. That means airlines are going to have to continue focusing efforts on health and safety protocols to make sure, that as flights become more full, they are […]
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As we watch COVID-19 cases balloon across the country – the U.S. has now closing in on the 4.5 million mark – there’s only one way to avoid a recall of the re-opening procedures that have been implemented over the past week weeks and going back into lockdown. Companies and individuals have to do a […]
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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: Jitin Agarwal, VP of Enterprise Products, EPAM For many industries, the COVID-19 pandemic has been less about dramatic new changes and more about the acceleration of trends that were already underway before we were locked down. The pandemic has reduced the gap between business cycles, which often have periods of “up” (rapid innovation) and […]
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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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Our lives have all been upended by COVID-19, both professional and personal, and every industry has been impacted. Travel and tourism has been one of the hardest hit, as lockdowns and fear of contracting the virus have reduced travel to a bare minimum. While some travel has resumed, at least 60% of hotel room remain […]
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For all its negatives, the COVID-19 has driven tech innovation. Countless companies have developed new products or have adapted existing ones specifically to help companies and individuals better manage during the crisis. From healthcare tech to workplace safety and virtual fan noise in stadiums, the tech sector is innovating at a rapid pace to solve […]
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No industry has been immune to the impact of COVID-19. Everyone has seen changes in some capacity. Just as most activities were shut down for months, the sports industry was forced to take an unplanned hiatus. That includes everything from local recreation leagues to professional sports. Tonight, Major League Baseball is taking a huge step […]
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Testing, and more testing – that’s what it’s coming down to. As the number of cases continues to climb in the U.S. and is about to reach the 4 million mark, clearly re-opening policies aren’t working and too many people are simply ignoring health protocols. The only answer is to continue to ramp up testing […]
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While there’s not much fun in the lockdowns and restrictions that have been become our lives these past several months, the tech space has certainly seen plenty of exciting innovation, including countless companies adjusting their efforts to help combat the COVID-19 virus. It’s included new sanitization, distancing, screening and monitoring, and other health and safety […]
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With the U.S. continuing to set new highs for COVID-19 cases, it’s getting harder and harder for businesses to manage their workplaces and provide safe environments. The problem is, if they don’t, they risk losing significant portions of their workforces to illness. Fortunately, there are many new COVID-19 health and safety solutions that have hit […]
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We all know the airline industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only were people in lockdowns for three months, but even as those orders were lifted, people have been hesitant to return to any environments where they may be in close quarters with others. That said, though many are still questioning […]
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With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – and new wave of cases in many states – businesses, schools, and other organizations continue to struggle to create safe environments for their workers, students, customers, and guests. At one point, there seemed to be hope that many businesses would be able to operate somewhat normally, but it now […]
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We’re now four months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., with no end in sight, considering several states have hit new highs for daily confirmed cases recently. Florida has the dubious honor of setting a new mark for the country. Sure, we are testing more, but that only means we know more about the […]
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Maven Wave has deployed telehealth services that support HIPAA compliance through integration between the Google Meet video chat platform and the Epic electronic medical records software. Due to the soaring demand for secure telehealth services amid COVID-19, Maven Wave reportedly designed this secure integration for Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a regional health system based in […]
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Social distancing and contact tracing are both crucially important when companies start to reopen safely. This past week Las vegas closed down its bars after recently reopening many of its businesses. It’s possible if social distancing was better adhered to, they would have not needed to close down. Enter Polte – they have a new […]
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