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Countries around the world are putting their best foot forward to combat the spread of Coronavirus aka Covid-19. Efforts to curb its spread have also ramped up ever since it was declared a pandemic and effective communication is, of course, crucial to help reduce the flu’s spread.
UK-based THIS is one of the fastest-growing food businesses with a growth rate of 53% month-on-month.
UK based fintech startup SumUp has announced that it will launch its free mobile payments on March 21. The new service will be made available for all its British merchants and it will enable them to request payment in an easy and efficient manner.
Israel-based travel booking startup Pruvo recently closed $1.1M (€1.03 million approx.) in its seed funding round despite the tremendous impact Coronavirus has had on the travel industry.
Belgium video technology startup THEO Technologies has announced that it raised $10 million (approx €9.3 million) in a Series A funding round led by SmartFin Capital with participation from PMV and Media Invest Vlaanderen (MIV).
Due to the rapidly evolving novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, has decided to close all 13 stores in the Netherlands until April 6 to ensure the health of its employees as a precaution.
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Oddbox, London's first wonky fruit, and veg box subscription scheme has raised €3.2 million from the Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCT) Funds, which are managed by Mercia.
Ever before coronavirus was declared a pandemic, authorities worldwide sprung into action for mitigating its effects.
Vision loss is one of the major health care problems, especially for older people.
Irish tech startup SureWash has launched an augmented reality app that will ensure health professionals, general public, and workers are washing their hands correctly as suggested by the World Health Organisation (WHO) during the COVID-19 outbreak.
At a breakneck pace, hundreds of scientists around the world are working to create drugs to treat the people infected with Coronavirus.
