Emerge
Emerge, a Toronto-based blockchain start-up has developed Civitas, a public safety system app intended to help local authorities in various nations. This app has been designed to “…to improve safety and cut store wait times by reducing gatherings in tight spaces, reducing the probability of contagion,” according to an Emerge blog post.
The program can associate the government ID numbers of locals with unique blockchain records, enabling local authorities to check if the residents qualify for permits which would allow them to leave their residences. Citizens who report experiencing COVID-19 symptoms could be helped by the app to know the days on which it is safest for them to leave their homes to shop for necessities such as medicine and food.
Project Name: Civitas
Leadership and/or Organization Stakeholders:
- Lucia Gallardo, CEO
Most significant contribution to COVID-19 fight:
Civitas links blockchain records with citizens’ government ID numbers to allow officials to issue permits for them to leave their homes during the COVID-19 lockdown and to know when it is safest for them to go to the store for essentials; this reduces store wait times and limits the gathering of people in tight spaces; Civitas will be rolled out to 25,000 Hondurans who are under lockdown due to confirmed COVID-19 cases
Infermedica
Infermedica is a Polish medical technology company, which generates solutions by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology to guide patients to the care that they need by making the process of pre-diagnosing, triaging, and connecting patients with the necessary medical services significantly easier.
Infermedica allows the healthcare industry, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance to improve the flow of patients, increase efficiency, and reduce costs by combining the experience of real doctors and the power of Infermedica’s AI algorithms to generate solutions. Its apps have been made available in 17 different languages, with more coming soon.
Infermedica released a COVID-19 Risk Assessment Tool to aid in the fight against coronavirus. This Risk Assessment Tool takes a three-pronged approach, allowing both individuals and communities to benefit: 1) Infermedica has extended the functionality of its flagship symptom checking app, Symptomate, to be able to check for coronavirus related symptoms and assist patients with COVID-19 related concerns. 2) Journalists, health organizations, clinics, and NGOs may embed the COVID-19 Risk Assessment tool on their websites to promote awareness and keep the disease from spreading. 3) The COVID-19 Risk Assessment API is freely available forever for anyone to utilize it to help stop the virus from spreading.
