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Fujitsu

Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital: Joint Research and Development of AI

The new AI technology will learn from past CT scans of COVID-19 pneumonia patients, reducing the burden on doctors making diagnoses Fujitsu and Tokyo Shinagawa Hospital today announced the launch of a joint R&D project for AI technology to support diagnostic imaging via chest CT (Computed Tomography), which represents a promising candidate for the effective…
Vaughan hospital

Healthcare is at the heart of city-building in Vaughan

The Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua presents The Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, first Smart Hospital in Canada Long before the world had ever heard of COVID-19, the City of Vaughan began preparing for a future with healthcare at the heart of city-building. Providing accessible, front-line care for all citizens is in perfect alignment with our number one priority,…
London

Half of Londoners wanting to move home, want to move out of London

The London Assembly Housing Committee has published results from its new housing survey, which looked into Londoners’ housing situations and attitudes to their homes as a result of COVID-19. The survey had a number of findings: • One in seven Londoners (14 per cent) want to leave the city as a result of the COVID-19…
Saif bin Zayed

Saif bin Zayed rolls out FazaaHemam Card

It is the result of a visionof of rational leadership in achieving social integration and encouraging the building of a society in which there are equal opportunities for all Inspired by the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and as per the directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…
Austin

Austin: “Stay Home-Work Safe” 

Public Strongly Encouraged to Take Advantage of the Free Public Enrollment Testing Form at the COVID-19 Website Mayor Steve Adler announced an extension of Austin’s current Stay Home, Work Safe Order. The order extension goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 and extends until June 15, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (which coincides with…
Maskenplanet

Maskenplanet: look me in the eye

A love story that becomes the meeting point for transparent trade in our protection against COVID I moved to Berlin this March to get contact to the unique Startup ecosystem in Berlin and develop my own business ideas in this dynamic place. After a few weeks living in this beautiful vibrant city – the world…
Kaiserslautern

Kaiserslautern: smart actions against the crisis

The outbreak of the 2020 pandemic posed cities with new challenges. Every day-life as we are used to, is no longer possible. Kaiserslautern defies the crisis with various (digital) strategies. Preserving the cultural life and leisure activities via Livestreaming Kaiserslautern made an exceptional effort to preserve the cultural life. The benefit was mutual: artists and…
Dublin

Dublin: Lockdown Collection

Call for citizens to submit materials for new ‘Covid-19 Lockdown Collection’ archive Dublin City Library and Archive is issuing a call to people all over the city to submit materials documenting their experience of living through Covid-19 for inclusion in a new archive entitled the ‘Covid-19 Lockdown Collection’. The pandemic, and the unprecedented restrictions which…
Chicago

Chicago will begin its return to normalcy in early June

“The health and safety of residents have always been and will continue to be our singular, north star in dealing with this crisis” Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, alongside the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), today announced that Chicago is on track to be ready to move to phase three of its reopening framework in…
Mauritus

Mauritius Post Covid-19: Preserve cultural life and support artists

A post Covid-19 Action Plan, spelling out 13 emergency measures to help preserving cultural life and supporting artists to sustain creativity in these difficult times, has been elaborated by the Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage.  The Plan, approved by the Cabinet last week, aims to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the…

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