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“These 19 European startups have pivoted in the face of coronavirus From producing medical gear for the first time to swapping fashion sales for "lockdown kits", survival today means innovating fast.

“Decorte Future Industries — This recently-launched, Cambridge-born startup makes wearables that provide real-time, 24/7 measurements of the users’ vitals. Until now, their target consumers have been the Ministry of Defence and the wider public looking for preventative or predictive health tracking. But the startup has recently changed course and begun rapidly developing a more basic version of the product which can remotely detect Covid-19 among the vulnerable and elderly (targeting the care sector).

The new design has not yet been clinically tested but experts predict that some wearables could detect Covid-19 before users feel symptoms — especially through temperature monitoring. Swiss-based Ava Women and Finland’s Oura ring are also testing whether their fertility bracelets and smart rings respectively could accurately detect Covid-19 transmission.”