Johns Hopkins experts in global public health, infectious disease, and emergency preparedness have been at the forefront of the international response to COVID-19.
This website is a resource to help advance the understanding of the virus, inform the public, and brief policymakers in order to guide a response, improve care, and save lives.
In order to help provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Coronavirus pandemic, a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has created and tested multiple designs of 3D printable respirators and custom filters that are now released as open source.
Spacewell monitors the use of all space types, including parking spaces, through different sensor technologies. Their preferred solution is using wireless sensors that capture data anonymously. This data is mapped onto colour-coded floor plans that provide an intuitive understanding of what goes on in your buildings and which spaces are busy or more quiet, both in Real-Time or in Time-lapse.
RespiraSense is a continuous and accurate discrete Respiratory Monitor that measures Respiratory Rate by uniquely measuring the Mechanics of Respiration. RespiraSense’s innovative technology enables medical staff to detect the earliest signs of patient deterioration, due to conditions such as respiratory compromise, increasing the severity of sepsis, worsening pneumonia and oncoming heart attacks.
PathCheck was founded in February, 2020, at MIT by a passionate community of people and organizations to contain the spread of COVID-19 and help revitalize economies without sacrificing personal privacy. We’ve been pioneers in digital contact tracing and exposure notification technology. Their original technology was based on the MIT Private Kit: Safe Paths.
Web-based exchange platform for agricultural products - brings together the demand and supply of agricultural and food products - facilitate the delivery of fresh and environmentally friendly products.
The SmartSense touchless PED push button, which has a five-inch activation range, aims to help reduce pedestrian exposure to contact viruses commonly found on push button surfaces. LightGuard is trying to help cities which are trying to “balance public safety with pandemic safety” by providing pedestrians the ability to activate crosswalks without using their bare finger.
Populus Street Manager helps city departments of transportation identify and communicate new street policies, including street closures due to emergencies, construction, special events, or temporary COVID shared street policies. Street Manager can also be used alongside Populus’ mobility management solutions which help city transportation authorities securely receive and analyse data from mobility fleets, such as shared scooters, mopeds, and cars, to support data-driven transportation policy and planning.
In the battle against the coronavirus, timely isolation has become the top priority for epidemic prevention and control. Adequate isolation wards can not only concentrate and isolate patients diagnosed with infection and suspected patients, effectively prevent the spread of the epidemic, but also provide patients with a more professional and comfortable treatment environment, which will help their early recovery.
The COVID-19 pandemic is accompanied by an Infodemic, a spread of disinformation and misinformation making it difficult for people to find accurate information. To contribute to tackling this issue, UNESCO, in partnership with the Innovation for Policy Foundation (i4Policy), is launching an online campaign to crowdsource local openly licensed content to inform communities across Africa about COVID-19. The #DontGoViral campaign is designed to activate artists and cultural entrepreneurs across Africa.