Ask HN: Is there anything we can do at our level to help fight coronavirus?

Posted by LongHalloween on Thursday January 30, 2020 @06:36PM
from the ask-hn dept.

This might be a long shot but is there anything we programmers/tech-savvy people can do at some level to help fight coronavirus?

I’m thinking about crowdsourced labelled data that have been used in some research recently, or model training maybe.

Broad enquiry

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Re:Ask HN: Is there anything we can do at our level to help ... by icedchai on Thursday January 30, 2020 @06:41PM (#22197250)

Wash your hands more.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there anything we can do at our level to help ... by HarryHirsch on Thursday January 30, 2020 @07:18PM (#22197562)

Lobby for better labour rights and paid time off. We don't need cafeteria workers spreading any kind of disease when they should instead be home and get better.

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Re:Ask HN: Is there anything we can do at our level to help ... by stuqqq on Thursday January 30, 2020 @06:39PM (#22197237)

Making a p2p message board such that outbreaks like this can’t be censored by Chinese government anymore.

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