Countries deploy robots against COVID-19
As doctors, nurses and healthcare workers face the highest risk of infection with COVID-19, scientists are looking at deploying robots to minimise human exposure.
HK govt tech lab launches Indoor Positioning Service (IPS)
The solution employs a proprietary fusion algorithm (including optimised BLE beacons settings, site planning, multilateral positioning, noise reduction, changing events, special event handling and stabilisation, etc.).
Tech should enhance contact tracing efforts not replace human tracers
With so much focus and hype on technology being key in fighting COVID-19, it is important to reiterate that technology of itself is not enough to end the pandemic – it should assist and complement efforts of frontline workers on the ground.