Neha Shukla, a 15-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, felt helpless watching the horror of the pandemic unfold and invented a sensory device that beeps or vibrates when social distance is breached. A toothy grin adorned Nasdaq screen on Times Square in New York City. It read, “Nasdaq congratulates Neha Shukla on the development of SixFeetApart to …
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RBL Bank, under its Preventive Healthcare CSR initiative, donated five mobile medical vans to municipal corporations and village samhitis in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nagpur with support from the office of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Shri. Ajit Pawar. These mobile medical vans will be available for a period of one month in the COVID-19 impacted regions under Pune …
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A total of 11 million masks were given out to Singapore residents, along with free hand sanitiser, as part of efforts by Temasek to support the nation’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In addition, about one million face shields were distributed to young schoolchildren and front-line workers in the food and beverage industry, while 250,000 …
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Technology can make a difference when it comes to corporate social responsibility. This week Apple launched its COVID-19 Exposure Notification Express with an iOS 13.7 system update. Google’s Android will follow later this month, as the two tech giants teamed up in May to support contact-tracing efforts. This technology will allow users to opt into notifications generated by …
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A science teacher from High Wycombe is believed to be the most prolific female coronavirus blood plasma donor at a major hospital. Lizzi Wallace, 38, has made five trips to the John Radcliffe Hospital since June to give the potentially life-saving plasma, and has another planned for Sunday. She said: “Donating plasma has absolutely helped …
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