In South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, the coronavirus is under control without the widespread shutdowns of other count

IBM is running a competition for finding solutions to fight COVID-19. Initial submissions are due by April 27. Other competitions are also listed here.https://developer.ibm.com/callforcode/getstarted/covid-19/https://innovate.mygov.in/raise-2020/http://conquest.org.in/https://zindi.africa/competitions/predict-the-global-spread-of-covid-19 

A rapid response by New York to close some streets to cars so people can walk at a social distance

Congratulations to Maria Halasz and her team at Cellmid (CDY.AX) for her fantastic work on being the first to commercialise a test to detect Covid-19 within 15 minutes in Australia.The test is available immediately and is suitable as a bedside test, can be used in hospitals, nursing homes, schools, remote areas and by corporates when administered by healthcare professionals as well as in pathology labs. “Learning from countries that managed the coronavirus infections well it is clear that widespread COVID-19 testing, isolation of those testing positive and early treatment are the best methods to control the spread of infection, while saving lives and medical resources” said Cellmid CEO Maria Halasz. “We are excited to be able to contribute to Australia’s comprehensive effort to manage this pandemic” she added.

Dyson has received an order from the UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country's National Health Se