Non-coronavirus newsĬold case, thawed: A 50-year-old murder case in Colorado has been solved thanks to DNA submitted to Lorton-based Bode Technologies using genetic-genealogy analysis, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. This Fort Hunt Herald story traces the start of the initiative. IPHI signed a deal with Fairfax County to ramp up contact-tracing locally. The company is seeking case interviewers, contact interviewers and interviewer supervisors to find out who coronavirus patients might have come in contact with so that they can be warned of their exposure and possible infection. Help wanted: The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) is recruiting contact-tracers to help the Fairfax County Health Department track the potential spread of coronavirus. Jay Schnitzer, MITRE’s chief technology and medical officer and co-chair of the coalition. “The real value of this data is its potential to inform and help guide the best possible decisions through these critical next phases of pandemic recovery,” said Dr. MITRE serves as the organization’s central hub. The COVID-19 Decision Support Dashboard works to synthesize huge amounts of data intended to provide situational awareness to public and private sector leaders who will craft guidance and policy for reopening communities. Go ahead and sample this InsideNoVa story.ĭashboard decisions: The COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, which includes Tysons-based MITRE unveiled an online tool for government and business decision-makers to visualize data such as confirmed coronavirus cases at the state and national levels. The second is an Environment Surface Sampling for detecting the presence of viruses such as the novel coronavirus. The first is a Flatten the Curve Web Application that will convey information to enable digital contact tracing, and act as a data-capture portal for critical health data associated with COVID-19. Potomac Tech Wire carried the release.ĭata solutions times two: AEEC, a Reston-based technology company, in collaboration with Google Cloud, developed two technology solutions to enable Americans to help flatten the COVID-19 curve using data generated from social media, public, and private organizations. The best way we know how is through better data so that organizations can quickly leverage all of their clinical information to treat and manage their patient population in the changing environment,” said Chiny Driscoll, CEO of MetiStream. “We want to do everything possible as a company to support the healthcare community’s fight against COVID-19. Using artificial technology, the company launched a platform that analyzes patient data for COVID-10 and other cases. Machine data tracking: Herndon-based CIT GAP Funds, the Virginia government-backed investment fund, made a follow-on investment in Vienna-based MetiStream, a company developing a platform for machine learning used for clinical health data. The distillery can produce roughly 2,000 gallons of hand sanitizer on a weekly basis, according to Tysons Reporter. The distillery boosted production of its Aim High Sanitizer by expanding its facility and workforce, and now has developed a health guide to help community businesses implement new “best practices” issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reston Now generously shared the news.Īiming high: A nationwide shortage of hand sanitizer due to COVID-19 prompted Falls Church Distillers to change its alcohol production practices to meet local demand. “Please share with re-opening day team.” The restaurant’s co-owner, Dan Simons, shared the receipt on Twitter. We have missed you,” the customer wrote on the receipt. How the FCEDA can help your business: Go to the end of this newsletter to find out how the FCEDA can help your business during the COVID-19 emergency.Ī thousand times, welcome back: A customer at Founding Farmers restaurant in Reston left a gigantic welcome-back gift - a $1,000 tip on a $213 tab - on Northern Virginia’s first day of reopening last Friday, May 29.It takes less than five minutes to complete. The results will be compiled to help us understand how Fairfax County companies are planning to return their employees to the workplace. Please take our survey: Did your business apply for a federal or local grant or loan program because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Are you planning to return employees to work in stages? What safety protocols are planned as you transition some or all of your employees back into the office? Please fill out our “ Returning to the Workplace” survey.
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