Earlier at the end of last March announced A blockchain startup called “Emerge” announced its intention to exploit the potential of the blockchain and launch a blockchain application called “Civitas” to help hard-hit Latin American countries combat the spread of the coronavirus and mitigate its impact on people’s daily lives there.

We live in today’s world where emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence are fighting the pandemic on the front line, along with healthcare providers and pharmaceutical companies to limit its impact.

Last week, a popular Chinese shipping company, SF Express, decided to exploit the potential of the blockchain to efficiently move and track emergency medical supplies. Around the same time, Singapore-based Algorand made use of blockchain technology to store information related to the coronavirus infection in the region.

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Emerge is harnessing the potential of the blockchain to tackle the Corona virus:

Emerge, along with its technology partner Penta Network, launched the Civitas application, based on blockchain technology, to provide Latin American countries with smart solutions to address the difficulties caused by the virus and its spread.

Although the number of virus infections in this region hasn’t seen a sharp rise like the United States or Europe yet, judging by the way cases jump exponentially, it won’t be long before the crisis leaves severe and lasting effects on the already underfunded in health systems.

Thus, according to the official blog post, Civitas will unlock the potential of the blockchain to ensure safety by alerting people to potentially crowded areas and help reduce gatherings or long queues, thus limiting the spread of disease.

The program will link each individual’s government identities to a unique blockchain-based record that will help authorities determine whether or not an individual is allowed to venture abroad.

In addition, in the event that citizens report symptoms similar to those of infection with the Corona virus, the blockchain application will look at the least dangerous days to go out to buy food and other essentials.

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By empowering administrators and companies with the ability to effectively manage social distancing, Civitas will ensure that users do not bypass any remote protocol at any time.

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project Theseus To simplify the food supply chain:

Emerge has announced that it will deploy Project Theseus, an enterprise logistics solution to improve the global food supply chain, designed by Emerge and the Penta Network, to enhance the movement of food supplies in the region.

Given tight restrictions across borders, panic shoppers stockpiling everyday items, and low quality control against spoilage, there has never been a greater need to address supply chain burden and supply constraint issues than now, these tools will be able to handle Deficiencies in the supply chain and others, as the announcement points out.

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