These local startups are making an effort to help Seattleites struggling from the fallout of school and business closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.
As the COVID-19 virus spreads in the U.S. and around the world, sophisticated geographic information systems are being used to monitor its progress and provide real-time information to medical institutions and the public.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is separately partnering with Mastercard and Wellcome to offer $125 million in funding to identify potential COVID-19 treatments and speed up their development.