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Roundup: Emirates Hospital Group implements Okadoc’s telehealth system, update on Ireland’s contact tracing app and more briefs

By Sara Mageit 09:07 am July 30, 2020

IRELAND’S CONTACT TRACING APP In the two weeks since Ireland’s Covid Tracker app was launched, it has been reported that 91 users have received a “close contact exposure alert”. The app invites users to give permission for the collection of some data, including whether a user receives a close contact alert, making it one of the first to supply data showing how many people have received alerts. ...

Kry brings its telehealth tool to U.S., Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $13.6M to research COVID-19 in Bay Area and more digital health briefs

By Laura Lovett 04:12 pm April 30, 2020

Welcome to the USA. Swedish telehealth platform Kry is moving across the Atlantic and launching its services in the U.S., according to CNBC. It will be offering LIVI, its digital doctor consultation service that lets patients request a visit via the app. Patients can access a doctor for physical conditions and behavioral health. In January the startup scored €140 million ($155 million) Series C...