After two months of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, countries across the globe are beginning to implement phased exit strategies for safely reopening their economies. As governments and businesses look to ease restrictions while maintaining social distancing and protective measures like mask-wearing and diligent hygiene, Israeli technology companies offer a diverse […]
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Israel claims to have completed the development phase of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the country’s Defence Ministry. A research lab in the Israeli city of Ness Ziona says they’ve identified a key antibody that attacks the virus and neutralises it. The Israeli Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) is now looking to secure a contract […]
Faced with the century’s most serious public health challenge yet, Israel moved swiftly to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, harnessing data-driven technologies and public health measures. Israeli public health officials, researchers, and technology leaders elaborated on the country’s strategy in “Technological Control of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Israeli Test Case”, a recent webinar […]
Understanding who your customers are, what they want, and how you can best serve them has always been essential to companies of all stripes. With billions worldwide now reliant on an Internet connection to work, socialize, and shop in the era of coronavirus, customer journeys are increasingly taking place online – accelerating a years-long trend […]
Israel, as a global centre of research and development, is leading efforts to use technology to mitigate the coronavirus crisis on three fronts: developing a vaccine, improving testing for the virus, and innovating technological developments to improve patient care. There have been seemingly daily updates about Israeli breakthroughs in this area. This article will try […]
As the number of people who’ve tested positive for coronavirus is mounting and could reach 2 million in the coming days, Israeli innovators are harnessing artificial intelligence technologies to curb the global pandemic, perhaps the most challenging public health crisis in modern history. What we know already is that scientists and researchers are working diligently to […]
Military radar systems designed to defend Israel against terrorist attacks are being modified to detect coronavirus in human bodies. Two major defence contractors – Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems – are working with the defence department to refit sensitive sensors to screen patients for COVID 19, Jewish News Syndicate reports. Israeli defence ministry officials announced […]
JERUSALEM — The drone glides up toward a high-rise until it reaches an apartment window where a woman waves from inside, proving to police that she is self-isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus. Israeli police are deploying drones as part of efforts to stem the outbreak, allowing officers to keep a safe distance from […]
A massive amount of data about the pandemic is generated every day. Although organizations such as WHO, CDC, Johns Hopkins University, and Worldometers are disseminating important statistics daily, the data is not analyzed in an efficient way to provide insights. The COVID-19 pandemic is a complex system involving biology, human behaviour, companies, and governments, and […]
As billions of people shelter in place amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, they’re turning to digital media and streaming services for work, entertainment, socializing, and simple distraction. In short, people are increasingly navigating this moment online. Indeed, by late March, Internet usage soared by up to 70 per cent worldwide, while streaming spiked 12 per […]
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