While the death toll and the infected cases of widespread coronavirus continue to increase, global tech companies have come forward with technology such as blockchain to fight coronavirus.
On Feb. 4, Chinese blockchain company Hyperchain made a press release, announcing the launch of its blockchain-based platform to fight against the coronavirus epidemic. It will serve as a medical supply donations portal to support hospitals in central China.
Together with Fuxing Group, Xiongan Group and other well-known enterprises, Hyperchain has prepared to build a platform to ensure the donation process is immutable, traceable and reliable. It will be a transparent portal for information exchange and allows donors to see more thoroughly where their funds or donations are going. It will provide proof of need and proof of receipt to ensure that the donations reach immediately to the intended party.
Hyperchain is a company specializing in developing the underlying blockchain platform, data sharing and security platform, BaaS platform, supply chain finance SaaS platform and digital evidence service platform.
On Feb 5, Dr. Li Wenliang, the Chinese doctor who first tried to sound the alarm on the dangers of coronavirus, has been memorialized on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain shortly after news of his death broke.
An Ethereum user created a smart contract "monument" in memorial of Dr. Li Wenliang at around 2:30 UTC on February 7. In Chinese, the monument includes a biography of the doctor who contributed as a medical expert to warning others of the coronavirus' dangers as early as December 30, and includes a highlighted "R.I.P."
In the U.S., the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering has already set up an online platform to track coronavirus and visualize the growing number of infected patients in real-time.
In addition, Acoer, an Atlanta-based blockchain app developer, has also launched an alternative online data visualization tool to easily trail and depict the coronavirus outbreak using blockchain technology.