Pandemic
Coronavirus live news: Trump says he will suspend all immigration to US amid pandemic | World news
1.08am EDT 01:08 David Smith Here is everything we know so far about Trump’s tweet saying he plans to sign an executive order temporarily halting immigration to the US. Donald Trump has been accused of “xenophobic scapegoating” after he announced he will order a temporary ban on immigration into the US to combat the coronavirus …
App helping older adults with technology sees rise in users amid pandemic
Getsetup A new start-up called “get set up” offers dozens of classes for seniors that are taught by seniors over the web. OAKLAND, Calif. – As stay-at-home orders continue, the internet, apps and anything high tech is becoming increasingly useful and necessary. For older adults, this can be a daunting task. Some simply don’t have …
Private Health Provider Offers Quick Coronavirus Testing at Bay Area Parking Lots – CBS San Francisco
REDWOOD CITY (KPIX) — Widespread coronavirus testing is one of the keys to reopening the country but there is still no organized effort to do that so entrepreneurs are stepping in to meet that need. Testing has been erratic at best with people often having to wait in long lines. That’s the biggest problem according …
Financial technology sees surge during pandemic
UGA expert explains how contactless payment options can help In early March, the World Health Organization recommended the use of digital and contactless payments instead of cash to help limit exposure to the coronavirus. Since then, several major retailers such as Walmart and Publix have promoted national rollouts of contactless payments, which allow customers to …
Funeral homes adjust to new services, technology in time of pandemic | The Sentinel: News
Funeral homes also enacted measures to limit the number of people in the facility at one time. Hoffman said, for example, that families are limited to sending one or two members to the funeral home to make arrangements. During the planning, the director and the family members keep their distance from each other and tables …
Lux Communities leaning on technology amidst coronavirus pandemic
Lux Communities manages 11 properties in the Fargo-Moorhead area, seven in Grand Forks and one in Sioux Falls, S.D. As the pandemic proliferated in the United States, Lux Communities President Donna Block began to mobilize the company’s response. “We met as a leadership team to discuss how quickly we needed to move and what protocols …
Technology Is Going To Play A Huge Role In Moving Into The Next Phase Of Dealing With The Pandemic, So We Need A Debate About It, Now
Getty Depending on your line of work, thinking about the road map out of the lockdown phase of the pandemic and what our lives will be like as long as we live with the virus and without proper vaccines and treatments is unnerving, to say the least. More and more countries are announcing plans for …
Texts To Crisis Hotline Show Mental Health Struggles In Pandemic
Gabriele Holtermann-gorden / Sipa USA via AP A sign of encouragement during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brooklyn. The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. The coronavirus outbreak has …
Watch Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Deliver Meals To Needy Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are walking the walk to help Los Angeles battle the coronavirus, and video shows them in action. (See it below.) The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who recently moved to Meghan’s hometown after stepping back from royal duties, were spotted on camera handing out meals to vulnerable people impacted by …
Digital Technologies and the COVID-19 Pandemic #BeyondTheOutbreak – World
Authors: UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif and UCLG Secretary General Emilia Saiz. Covid-19 distancing policies are accelerating the digital transition. Yet even in the wealthiest cities vulnerable people are often not connected. Access to the internet and digital public services are now being seen as essential for dignified living, leaving no one behind. Cities …
