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Seoul Hosts “Cities Against COVID-19” Global Summit 2020

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SEOUL, South Korea, May 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Seoul’s responses to COVID-19 have attracted the world’s attention. The page views of CAC (Cities Against COVID-19, english.seoul.go.kr/covid), an online platform established by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to share its countermeasures and know-hows for containing COVID-19, exceeded 5 million in just one month upon its opening.

Seoul Hosts "Cities Against COVID-19" Global Summit 2020
Seoul Hosts “Cities Against COVID-19” Global Summit 2020

To promote global discussion to fight against COVID-19, Seoul will host “CAC Global Summit 2020” online from June 1 to 5. The video studio at Seoul City Hall will be the main venue of the Summit that connects international participants online. World’s mayors and experts will put their heads together to seek ways to conquer COVID-19 and to take a step forward towards building a global solidarity and cooperative system.

The Summit includes 15 sessions where global experts in healthcare, education, IT, and the environment will share in-depth information on responses and solutions to COVID-19. All programs will be provided with simultaneous interpretations in English.

The Pre-Summit Day on June 1, international influencers in Korea, including Ilya Beyakov (Russia), Aancod Zaccarelli (UK), and Sujan Shakya (Nepal), will talk about how each country copes with COVID-19 and how citizens practice daily disinfection and prevention guidelines.

On June 2, Seoul Mayor Park Won-Soon will deliver the opening address in the “World Mayors Summit,” where mayors and officials from cities including Moscow, Jakarta, Istanbul, Budapest, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, Vancouver, Chongqing, and Delhi will share their responses. After the discussion, the “Seoul Declaration” proposing an international organization for solidarity will be announced.

On June 3, discussions under the theme of “Coronavirus Triggered by Climate Change and the Great Social Transformation Afterwards” will be made by Mayor Park, Professor Choe Jae-cheon, and Samuel Bowles, the author of The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens, followed by the “Municipal Government Health Officials’ Meeting” will also take place to see how major cities respond to COVID-19.

On June 4, Jared Mason Diamond, the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel who won the Pulitzer Prize, and Seoul Mayor will discuss “The World’s Paradigm Shift After COVID-19.” On the same day, discussions and practical case studies will take place in fields including culture, welfare, public transportation, and smart city. Experts from the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, China, Singapore, and Italy will join the discussions.

On June 5, in an IR session, “22 Outstanding Companies in 2020s,” 22 Seoul-based companies will present especially “untact” and biomedical technologies to attract investment.

* The schedule is based on Korea Standard Time (KST). 

As the international community is interested in Seoul’s excellent quarantine measures, or K-quarantine, the CAC Global Summit 2020 will be an opportunity to promote Seoul as a city forging the international standards in every field including quarantine on top of “smart city” and “safe city.”

Mayor Park said, “Global solidarity and cooperation are the most important for going through the COVID-19 situation. Seoul prepares the first venue for the world, at which COVID-19 countermeasures from the perspective of cities can be shared.”

All programs will be broadcasted live on YouTube (www.youtube.com/seoulcityofficial).

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Seoul Metropolitan Government
seoulpress2020@gmail.com

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Icertis Contributes to Haffkine Institute in Support of the Fight Against COVID-19

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Contract Management Leader Donates INR 15 Lakhs to Renowned Biomedical Research Institute to Test Anti-Tuberculosis (BCG) Vaccine as COVID-19 Treatment

PUNE, India, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Icertis, the leading provider of enterprise contract management in the cloud, today announced a contribution of INR 15 Lakhs to Haffkine Institute to support their efforts in testing an anti-tuberculosis vaccine as a treatment for COVID-19. This donation will cover insurance costs to patients, indemnity to nurses, doctors and investigators, drug supplies, and consumables for patient sample testing in the clinical trials of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine as a means to neutralize the effects of COVID-19.

Icertis Contributes to Haffkine Institute in Support of the Fight Against COVID-19
Icertis Contributes to Haffkine Institute in Support of the Fight Against COVID-19

At this time, when there are no vaccines to stop the pandemic spread nor established curative treatment methods, the need to develop effective treatments has become critical. Heeding to the efforts of the Indian government to curtail further growth of the pandemic, Haffkine Institute is working on the development of new treatment modalities for COVID-19. The Institute is working with the state government, various government-run hospitals and Pune’s BJ Medical College to test potential cures for COVID-19. The trial that Icertis is funding will assess whether BCG can help bolster the immune system of patients.

“The Haffkine Institute has been a center for scientific and industrial research since its inception in 1896,” said Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, Secretary, Medical Education & Drugs Department, Government of Maharashtra. “We are grateful to Icertis for the generous contribution towards the Institute’s efforts to tackle the spread of COVID-19. We are constantly working on ways to develop new treatments for COVID-19 and this contribution will help our teams immensely as we unite to win this battle against the virus.”

The Haffkine Institute is an autonomous research institute with an illustrious history. Established in 1896 and named after the inventor of the plague vaccine, Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, it has operated as a public trust supported by the State of Maharashtra since 1975, focused on training, research and testing to prevent and cure communicable diseases. Much of its research has been focused on testing, monitoring, prevention and treatment of communicable diseases like Influenza, H1N1 and Rabies.

“As the world comes to terms with the enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to come together to find a cure,” said Monish Darda, CTO & Co-founder Icertis. “Helping to take care of our community is part of the Four Rings of Responsibility that every Icertian wears proudly. And with the Haffkine Institute, there is a personal connection to me and Pune as well – I remember the stories my grandfather used to tell me about life during the plague that hit Mumbai and Pune, and the development of the plague vaccine. We are thankful to Haffkine Institute for working tirelessly to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and are proud to play a small part in the global fight to beat COVID-19.”

Icertis’ gift was made possible by voluntary reductions in pay to CEO and Co-founder Samir Bodas, CTO and Co-founder Monish Darda and continues Icertis’ efforts to address the needs of the community. Last month, Icertis donated INR 25 lakh to ensure the safety of brave doctors, nurses, and hospital staff of Naidu Hospital, Pune, with personal protection equipment, including N95 masks, gowns, and gloves, hand sanitizer dispensers, and viral transport media (VTM) kits, which protect test samples in transit to the lab. Since the start of this pandemic, Icertis has contributed more than US$200,000 to the organizations worldwide, including the University of Washington, the German Red Cross and the Seattle Alliance for Education in its effort to contribute to the communities in which it operates.

For more information about Icertis’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic, visit www.icertis.com/covid-19-resources/.

About Icertis

Icertis, the leading enterprise contract management platform in the cloud, solves the hardest contract management problems on the easiest to use platform. With Icertis, companies accelerate their business by increasing contract velocity, protect against risk by ensuring regulatory and policy compliance, and optimize their commercial relationships by maximizing revenue and reducing costs. The AI-infused Icertis Contract Management (ICM) platform is used by companies like Airbus, Cognizant, Daimler, Microsoft and Sanofi to manage 6.5 million contracts in 40+ languages across 90+ countries. Today, the analyst-validated industry leader serves 5 of the top 10 most valuable companies, 5 of the top 8 pharmaceutical companies, 4 of the top 7 software companies, 3 of the top 5 manufacturing companies and 4 of the top 8 consulting services companies.

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Bigo Live ‘Global BIGOer One World Together’ brings together 3.7million people from 150 countries to raise funds for WHO Solidarity Response Fund

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  • The “Global BIGOer One World Together” fundraising campaign witnessed 3.7 million viewers coming together on 14 May 2020 to support the fight against COVID-19.
  • US$100,000 was raised through a 24-hour campaign and all funds raised will be donated to the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
  • The fundraiser is part of a larger series of campaigns organised by Bigo Live to raise global awareness on COVID-19 while spreading positivity within the community

TAIPEI, May 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bigo Live, a global leading live streaming platform, has raised a total of US$100,000 in donations through its ‘Global BIGOer One World Together‘ campaign. All proceeds raised will be donated to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s Solidarity Response Fund by BIGO Technology, the parent company of Bigo Live.

Bigo Live 'Global BIGOer One World Together' brings together 3.7 million people from 150 countries to raise funds for WHO Solidarity Response Fund
Bigo Live ‘Global BIGOer One World Together’ brings together 3.7 million people from 150 countries to raise funds for WHO Solidarity Response Fund

‘Global BIGOer One World Together‘ saw more than 3.7 million viewers across the globe tuning into Bigo Live’s music livehouse and participate in the fundraising. The livehouse featured performances by close to 100 broadcasters in over 20 countries.

Mike Ong, Vice President of BIGO Technology said, “Music is a universal language, it transcends cultures and borders to spread the message of comfort, hope and unity – something the world needs most during these trying times. We wanted to bring the world together to support each other through this crisis through ‘Global BIGOer One World Together’, and the response has been overwhelming. We are really heartened to see the global Bigo Live community rallying to contribute to the cause however they can. Every bit makes a difference and we are humbled to do our part.”

A global cast of talented singers and musicians from countries across Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East and the United States performed in a 24-hour music livehouse. Broadcasters included (Bigo Live ID) amy0418, Huangchunchih and CaiZi.

Besides the live musical performances, the event also featured a #UnitedatBIGO, where  tributes were paid to healthcare professionals and frontline workers who have led the fight against COVID-19. A specially commissioned music video with over 100 Bigo Live broadcasters performing a cover of the Michael Jackson hit “We are the world” was also released as part of the campaign.

Bigo Live 'Global BIGOer One World Together' brings together 3.7 million people from 150 countries to raise funds for WHO Solidarity Response Fund
Bigo Live ‘Global BIGOer One World Together’ brings together 3.7 million people from 150 countries to raise funds for WHO Solidarity Response Fund

“We are glad that Bigo Live is able to give back and support our frontline healthcare professionals and affected communities. As a global platform that connects and brings people together, it is part of our continued effort and commitment to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 while also bringing positivity and joy to our users around the world during this emotional period. We sincerely thank all participating Bigo Live broadcasters and our users for making this event a sounding success,” Mike added.

Since the start of the outbreak, Bigo Live has organised various efforts to raise awareness about COVID-19 and bring happiness to people around the world. Besides the ‘Global BIGOer One World Together’ campaign, Bigo Live has also launched a #STAYATBIGO campaign featuring sharing sessions with healthcare professionals, performances by local music DJs and workouts by fitness enthusiasts to help local communities stay fit and healthy at home. Additionally, Bigo Live was the first to launch cloud clubbing, a virtual live stream music experience, to communities in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

About Bigo Live

Bigo Live is one of the world’s fastest-growing livestreaming social communities where users broadcast in real-time to share life moments, showcase their talents and interact with people from around the world. Bigo Live has around 400 million users in over 150 countries and is currently the market leader in the livestreaming industry. Launched in March 2016, Bigo Live is owned by BIGO Technology which is based in Singapore.

Download the Bigo Live app here.

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KT announces collaboration on ICT-based Epidemic Preparedness

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SEOUL, South Korea, May 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — KT Corporation (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications company, announced a three-year research study today funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for ICT-based global epidemic response using artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data.

Study of AI/Bigdata-based Epidemic Preparedness by KT and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation infographic
Study of AI/Bigdata-based Epidemic Preparedness by KT and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation infographic

The 10-million-dollar project stems from the recognition of South Korea’s advanced information and communication technology (ICT) as well as its proven ability to cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The three-year research collaboration builds off discussions between the Gates Foundation and KT in 2019 and the research will be conducted in South Korea, which possesses a high mobile phone penetration rate and 5G infrastructure.

“With this contribution from the Gates Foundation, KT hopes to enhance our opportunity to lead the global effort toward outbreak prevention and response by taking advantage of AI and Big Data,” said Jeon Hongbeom, KT’s head of AI/DX Business Unit. “We also expect to contribute further to the Republic of Korea’s capabilities for epidemic response and preparedness, which has already been globally recognized.”

With Gates Foundation grant funding, KT will develop Big Data algorithms to improve early-diagnosis based on AI during an epidemic and prediction of viral infections spread using mobile data. Research expenses will be divided equally between the two organizations.

“The use of mobile technology and sensors paired with smart data analysis can help address some of the challenges countries face in timely and effective response to disease outbreaks,” said Andrew Trister, deputy director of digital health innovation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “Knowing where a disease is moving and being able to predict spread can help save time and save lives. We’re pleased to be providing co-funding alongside Korea Telecom for this consortium of research partners. These will be valuable learnings for South Korea, and applicable to other geographies.”

The collaboration between KT and the Gates Foundation on improving global health has its origins at the data innovation working group by the World Economic Forum in 2018. Since then, the organizations have discussed collaboration on innovative epidemic response using ICT. In April 2019, KT introduced its Global Epidemic Prevention Platform (GEPP), which is to prevent the spread of infectious diseases using mobile data, at the ICT forum hosted by Research Investment for Global Health Technology Fund (RIGHT Fund), South Korea’s first funding agency dedicated to the Global Health R&D through the partnership between the Korean Government, Life Science companies, and the Gates Foundation, and the RIGHT Fund facilitated the discussions between the parties resulted in this three year partnership.

The project calls for KT to first develop a mobile app to automatically input symptoms typically associated with viral infections. An Internet of Things (IoT) body temperature sensor will be among the tools. Symptoms and body temperature will be analyzed with AI to create an algorithm that will calculate the probability of infection.

KT will also use mobile data to examine human mobility patterns and regions with epidemics to determine the direction of the infection spread. At the same time, it will analyze virus trends by region and develop forecasting models to predict seasonal outbreak for each region.

KT expects the research will contribute to global management of epidemics and pandemics. Technically, it will sound an alarm when an infectious disease appears to help prevent massive outbreaks and improve chances of treatment and survival through self-testing.

On one hand, KT forms a consortium with its domestic partners. Korea University Hospital will be tasked with analyzing pathogen genome sequencing; Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information with forecasting models of viral inflow and proliferation; Mobile Doctor with conducting app-based diagnostic data analysis; and MediBloc with developing a blockchain-based platform for sharing user data.

South Korea’s advanced ICT infrastructure has made decisive contributions to the tract-tracing of virus infection as well as social distancing through work from home, remote education and teleconferencing. Those who are infected are isolated at home and monitored through a smartphone app for “self-quarantine safety protection.”

In the wake of the 2015 outbreak of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), KT developed its GEPP service in collaboration with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Science and ICT. The multifunction platform warns of epidemic outbreaks and offers relevant information to travelers while tracing their movement to help stop disease transmission.

The global health area, where KT is partnering, aims for better public health in developing countries through development and application of innovative solutions.

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ABOUT KT CORPORATION (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT)

KT Corp., Korea’s largest telecommunications service provider, reestablished in 1981 under the Telecommunications Business Act, is leading the era of innovations in the world’s most connected country. The company is leading the 4th industrial revolution with high speed wire/wireless network and new ICT technology. KT launched the world’s first nationwide commercial 5G network on April 3, 2019, after successfully showcasing the world’s first trial 5G services at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in February 2018. This is another milestone in KT’s continuous efforts to deliver essential products and services as it aspires to be the number one ICT Company and People’s Company.

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Coc Coc Shares Its Contribution in Fighting Against COVID-19 Epidemic

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HANOI, Vietnam, May 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vietnam has made efforts to implement measures of the COVID-19 prevention and achieved positive results. To contribute to this success, businesses, especially technology companies, have taken numerous practical actions. As a leading Vietnamese technology company, Coc Coc has made timely contributions to the fight against COVID-19 in Vietnam. 

Despite having a wide border with China, Vietnam is currently one of the very few countries that has controlled the COVID-19 epidemic effectively with prompt and drastic policies of social distancing. The country is worldwide known with many creative communication campaigns which government, companies & people join hands to make it go viral, such as “Ghen Co-Vy” song & dance, rice ATM, 0 dong supermarket.

COVID-19 Search Page on Coc Coc Browser with 250,000 queries daily

As the progress of the COVID-19 epidemic was getting more complicated in some countries, the amount of traffic in searching for COVID-19 related keywords increased dramatically. However, that facilitated the dissemination of false information, which mainly mentioned the number of COVID-19 positive patients, as well as the methods to prevent the disease. Before the situation of fake news quickly spread on the Internet, Coc Coc launched an updated information page of COVID-19 based on official sources on the Coc Coc search engine on February 10 to provide exact information for users to follow. Coc Coc is one of the first Vietnamese technology companies to develop a COVID-19 information page with such fast access speed and updated information. Users only need to type keywords related to Covid-19 such as “corona virus”, “coronavirus”, “nCoV”, “corona virus”, “2019-nCoV”, ” COVID-19″, “sars-cov-2” on Coc Coc browser (with 24M users) or accessing to the link, a complete news page of the COVID-19 pandemic developments will appear immediately. All necessary information of the disease such as symptoms, prevention methods, recommendations of the Ministry of Health are continually updated in the most concise and intuitive way. Users can look for information from both desktop and mobile, and easily share it with friends and relatives. After launching the news page, Coc Coc has recorded 250 thousand visits daily. And, Coc Coc has become the most popular COVID-19  news one in Vietnam and received a lot of requests from the overseas Vietnamese community to publish it in English version.

COVID-19 search page on Coc Coc receives 250,000 queries/day
COVID-19 search page on Coc Coc receives 250,000 queries/day

Communication to promote social distancing

Besides, Coc Coc also applies the chatbot of COVID-19 on their fanpage. When users directly send questions to Coc Coc’s fanpage, Coc Coc will have access to the information and give back the most accurate answers.

For users on Coc Coc’s mobile platform, Coc Coc immediately updates daily news about COVID-19, epidemic prevention information and government announcements via push notification.

After the social distancing instruction of the government, Coc Coc rapidly changed its Doodle so as to enthusiastically respond to the campaign “Staying at home is happy”. Especially, Coc Coc actively spread the message on the browser’s new tab page with more than 20 million views per day, in order to raise public awareness of the importance of keeping themselves and society safe.

Support package for COVID-19 affected clients

During a period of social distancing, Vietnam also encouraged businesses to offer assistance programs for people such as online payment, online work, and other online forms.With several suitable features for users working or learning online, Coc Coc tried their best to optimize those features to users for a better experience. In addition to the existing features, Coc Coc also released new features to meet entertainment demands such as Coc Coc Music, Coc Coc Game. 

At this time, Coc Coc is also implementing plans to provide advertising support packages so as to accompany businesses that are badly affected by the disease.

About Coc Coc:

Coc Coc is a Vietnamese browser, which was developed on Chromium open-source platform – a platform popularly used by other well-known web browsers such as Google Chrome and Opera. Overtaking IE, Firefox, Safari, Coc Coc has grown to be the second most popular web browser in Vietnam with nearly 18.4% market share of browsers by access and 5.8% that of search engines. In 2019, Coc Coc cooperated with Yandex, one of Europe’s largest internet companies, to launch the personalize newsfeed on Coc Coc Newtab that delivered remarkable growth in users and revenue.

Website: https://coccoc.com/

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Telehealth to Experience Massive Growth with COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Frost & Sullivan

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Demand for telehealth will soar by 64.3% in the US in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare

SANTA CLARA, California, May 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Telehealth—A Technology-Based Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus, 2020, finds that the demand for telehealth technology is expected to rise dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the practice of medicine and the delivery of healthcare worldwide. The telehealth market in the United States (US) is estimated to display staggering seven-fold growth by 2025, resulting in a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38.2%. In 2020, the telehealth market is likely to experience a tsunami of growth, resulting in a year-over-year increase of 64.3%.

Telehealth to Experience Massive Growth with COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Frost & Sullivan
Telehealth to Experience Massive Growth with COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Frost & Sullivan

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“The critical need for social distancing among physicians and patients will drive unprecedented demand for telehealth, which involves the use of communication systems and networks to enable either a synchronous or asynchronous session between the patient and provider,” said Victor Camlek, Healthcare Principal Analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “However, all stakeholders need to remember that many people use the terms ‘telehealth’ or ‘telemedicine’ without understanding the ecosystem that is involved. This study will clarify the many components that are needed in order to implement telehealth.”

Camlek added: “Across the market segments, virtual visits and remote patient monitoring (RPM) will propel the overall market of telehealth, followed by mHealth and personal emergency response systems (PERS). Further, patients will benefit if data from RPM is fully available to virtual visit providers. This trend will demonstrate the benefit of integrated services. The trauma resulting from the COVID-19 crisis will lead to a clear growth opportunity for one-stop virtual visit and RPM solutions.”

The opportunity for telehealth products and services to become a standard of care is growing. The challenge facing these technology and healthcare providers will focus on their ability to scale-up to this unprecedented demand. Growth in the telehealth space will be sustained beyond the COVID-19 pandemic for the vendors who can deliver:

  • User-friendly sensors and remote diagnostic equipment that yield a high rate of successful patient outcomes following the telehealth experience.
  • Practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI), Interactive Virtual Assistants (IVAs), and robotics that expand the telehealth deployment model.
  • Deployment of big data analytics that can help researchers learn more about the way COVID-19 progresses among diverse patient populations.
  • Adherence to cybersecurity and privacy regulations that avoid data breaches following the use of telehealth services.
  • Measurable data that confirms the value of telehealth and influences regulatory agencies at the federal and state levels to extend all emergency waivers beyond the pandemic.

Telehealth—A Technology-Based Weapon in the War Against the Coronavirus, 2020 is the latest addition to Frost & Sullivan’s Transformational Health research and analyses available through the Frost & Sullivan Leadership Council, which helps organizations identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpredictable future.

About Frost & Sullivan

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Minneapolis Technology Company Launches Breakthrough Health Safety Kiosk that helps Mitigate Spread of COVID-19

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Helps Facilitate Safe Reopening of Private and Public Sector

Ensures Body Temperature and Hand Sanitization Compliance with Controlled Entry and Optional Mask Monitoring

MINNEAPOLIS, May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Municipal Parking Services, Inc. (MPS) today announced the launch of the first and only automated system to help mitigate the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 on private and public premises through the detection of elevated temperatures, audited hand sanitation and entry access control.

Known as the Sentry Health Kiosk™, the system was inspired by the company’s line of touchless smart parking products currently installed in municipalities and university settings around the world.  Sentry Health Kiosk™ is a non-contact kiosk that automatically takes and reports body temperature, mandates hand sanitization and manages access control while creating a comprehensive audit trail.

   

The system leverages MPS patented technologies to provide best-in-class safety and peace of mind for consumers, employees and employers.  With an optional facial recognition function, it can also ensure compliance in locations where face masks are required.

“Studies show that most people with COVID-19 are asymptomatic, so having a device that just takes temperatures is inadequate at best,” said Joe Caldwell, founder of Sentry Health.  “According to experts, the best way to protect yourself and mitigate the spread of a virus is simply to wash your hands. Sentry Health Kiosk is the only system that checks both boxes – temperature reading and audited hand sanitization.   If a person doesn’t complete the process, they simply can’t come in,” Caldwell added.

  • The technology can also allow for personal health surveys and other information, including remote or on-site video calls through the kiosk’s interactive smart screen. 
  • MPS is significantly expanding its capacity to accommodate the rapid demand for the kiosk.
  • The Company will donate 5% of Sentry Health profits to provide kiosks to foodbanks and other non-profit organizations.                                                                                      

About Municipal Parking Services (MPS)

Founded in 2009, MPS is a leader in touchless payment and enforcement systems for both public and private institutions. Sentry Health Kiosk is a division of MPS focused on detection and prevention technologies for retailers, manufacturers, public institutions, educational institutions, healthcare settings and the sports and entertainment industries.

See www.sentryhealth.life for more product details and specifications. See www.mpspark.com for more information about Municipal Parking Services.

Contacts: Joe Caldwell joe@mpspark.com 

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