Precise control THE country has embraced the new generation of information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing in the precise prevention and control efforts of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology yesterday proposed to use the tech tools for monitoring and analyzing the epidemic, the flow of people and community control efforts, and urged related tech firms to contribute their technical prowess to the anti-virus battle. Makeshift hospitals WUHAN has put 12 temporary hospitals into operation, the city’s epidemic prevention and control headquarters said yesterday. The temporary hospitals were converted from existing venues, including gymnasiums and exhibition centers in Wuhan. These temporary hospitals have effectively helped improve the city’s treatment capabilities, according to sources with the headquarters. |