App for monitoring Covid-19 symptoms
An app allows people infected with Covid-19 to track their symptoms and get professional advice.
Government loans for small businesses
To support businesses with fewer than 500 employees, the city of New York offers a loan-based Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Self-Employed people help self-employed people
Self-employed people offer free courses for other self-employed people.
Telephone chain for people living alone
A telephone chain makes sure that people living alone have at least two small conversations daily.
A handbook to make governments more resilient for future crises
Code For Germany, a network of groups of volunteers (Labs), published a handbook for governments about challenges and possible solutions for crisis management.
A government’s initiative equips people with innovative solutions and services
To improve peoples’ lives during lockdown and quarantine, the Italian Ministry for Technological Innovation and Digitalisation launched an initiative offering citizens innovative solutions and services.
Recipes for wellbeing
To strengthen mental and emotional resilience, this initiative offers recipes to boost mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing in different languages.
Checking in on the vulnerable
A national postal service doubles up as a check-in and support service for older and vulnerable people.
Animal solidarity initiative
An online platform makes sure that animals are cared for during the coronavirus pandemic.
Matchmaking for dog walking
A Facebook group helps people who are self-isolating at home to get help walking their dog.
Opening streets for pedestrians
Several streets in Vienna have been temporarily opened for pedestrians to make walking outside more compatible with physical distancing.
Providing a safe place for medical and Red Cross teams
A social initiative provides places to stay for medical and Red Cross teams so they don’t have to worry about transportation, commuting, or exposing their families to the virus.
Virtual story time
Storytelling via videos on social media provides meaningful distraction in quarantine.
Digital workshops help children to stay in touch with each other
A project started by the Emilia Romagna region helps children to maintain relationships with each other and strengthens their imagination skills.
Transforming ship containers to intensive care units
An international taskforce designed an intensive care unit inside a 20-foot shipping container that can be quickly deployed in cities around the world.