NHS data shows 66% of coronavirus patients hooked up to ventilators will die

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Daily ‘smart thermometer’ data shows Florida and Maine are seeing upticks in fevers

As states across the US continue to see a decrease in fevers during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida and Maine are seeing upticks. Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has been tracking daily fever readings using data from smart thermometers connected to the Internet. According to one of Kinsa’s maps, which tracks … Read more

Taking COVID-19’s temperature: ‘Smart thermometer’ data reveals just 1% of Americans have fevers

Only one percent of Americans have fevers despite experts’ predictions that twice as many would as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the US. Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has been tracking daily fever readings using data from smart thermometers connected to the Internet.  On Tuesday, data showed that … Read more

Marriott reveals the personal information of 5.2 MILLION guests were exposed in major data breach 

Marriott reveals the personal information of 5.2 MILLION guests were exposed in major data breach Marriot announced it has fallen victim its second data breach in two years Approximately 5.2 million guests have been exposed in the event Their names, account information and other details were accessed  Login credentials of two employees at a franchised … Read more

Data predicts 2,271 Americans will die from coronavirus on April 15

America’s deadliest day from the coronavirus pandemic is estimated to hit in two weeks with more than 2,000 deaths, according to data analysis that predicts the crisis will stretch into June. The death toll from the coronavirus is predicted to rise to 2,271 on April 15 alone, the model analysis by the University of Washington School … Read more

Video calling service Zoom removes code from app that was sending users’ data to Facebook

Video calling service Zoom apologizes and removes code from its app that was sending user data to Facebook Zoom has removed code from its app that was sending user data to Facebook The app was transmitting device information, log-on times, and more Zoom’s policy wasn’t clear about the data sharing practices Users must update their … Read more

Genetic sequencing data map shows how London became coronavirus hub

A fascinating video shows how London became a hub for the global spread of coronavirus after the initial outbreak in China. Scientists have used genetic sequencing data to illustrate how different strands of the virus travelled to the UK via the capital and how it was passed on to other countries. The map, produced by … Read more

UK government gets permission to use personal data from mobile phones ‘to help fight coronavirus’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Video-calling app Zoom is ‘secretly sharing analytical data with Facebook via its iOS app’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Coronavirus US: Thermometer data shows social distancing works

Data uploaded from one million ‘smart thermometers’ suggests strict social distancing measures may be key to ‘breaking the chain’ of coronavirus spread as fever rates dropped when California counties locked down Kinsa Health has been collecting about one million thermometer readings in an effort to predict where coronavirus is spreading  Data shows that in places … Read more