Healthcare, Tech Giants Join Forces to Fight COVID-19
Healthcare and tech have partnered to tackle COVID-19. The effort, called the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, will operate with the singular goal of achieving a "shut down" of coronavirus. Led by Mayo Clinic, this private-industry partnership will combine the talents of healthcare organizations, technology companies, non-profits, start-ups, and academia to organize a coordinated response to coronavirus.
"Pandemics stress our healthcare systems," John Halamka, M.D. of the Mayo Clinic stated in his blog. Dr. Halamka identified the various mitigation techniques employed today, but he also indicated a need for improvement. "More targeted measures are needed, and that requires coordination," he said.
In the tech industry, Amazon's AWS has agreed to participate. This expands the efforts of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who has already devoted a significant amount of time to address coronavirus. Microsoft and Salesforce have also joined this coalition.
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