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| 2020 (February 19) || {{w|Contact tracing}} || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || {{w|Covid Watch}} is created as an open source nonprofit with the mission to build mobile technology to fight the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}} while defending digital privacy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://covid-watch.org/about|title=Covid Watch About Page|date=2020-06-02|website=Covid Watch|language=en|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Risk Assessment App Idea for Vetting and Discussion |url=https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8chk6DHZXctGHtNoz/covid-19-risk-assessment-app-idea-for-vetting-and-discussion |website=forum.effectivealtruism.org |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2020 (April 1) || {{w|Contact tracing}} || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || The {{w|Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing}} (PEPP-PT/PEPP) is introduced as a [[w:Solution stack|full-stack]] [[w:Open standard|open protocol]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/pepp-pt/pepp-pt-documentation/blob/master/LICENSE.txt|title=PEPP-PT License|last=|first=|date=2020-04-19|website=GitHub|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref> designed to facilitate {{w|digital contact tracing}} of infected participants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2020/04/17/europes-pepp-pt-covid-19-contacts-tracing-standard-push-could-be-squaring-up-for-a-fight-with-apple-and-google/|title=Europe’s PEPP-PT COVID-19 contacts tracing standard push could be squaring up for a fight with Apple and Google|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref> The protocol was developed in the context of the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID-19 Apps and Websites – The “Pan-European Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing Initiative” and Guidance by Supervisory Authorities |url=https://www.insideprivacy.com/covid-19/covid-19-apps-and-websites-the-pan-european-privacy-preserving-proximity-tracing-initiative-and-guidance-by-supervisory-authorities/ |website=insideprivacy.com |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An EU coalition of techies is backing a ‘privacy-preserving’ standard for COVID-19 contacts tracing |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/01/an-eu-coalition-of-techies-is-backing-a-privacy-preserving-standard-for-covid-19-contacts-tracing/ |website=techcrunch.com |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2020 (April 4) || {{w|Contact tracing}} || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || The {{w|Decentralized Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing}} (DP-3T) is introduced as an {{w|open protocol}} developed in response to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}} to facilitate {{w|digital contact tracing}} of infected participants.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/20/technology/20reuters-health-coronavirus-europe-tech.html|title=Rift Opens Over European Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps|date=2020-04-20|work=The New York Times|access-date=30 July 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The protocol, like competing protocol [[w:Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing]] (PEPP-PT), uses {{w|Bluetooth Low Energy}} to track and log encounters with other users.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|url=https://bluetrace.io/static/bluetrace_whitepaper-938063656596c104632def383eb33b3c.pdf|title=BlueTrace: A privacy-preserving protocol for community-driven contact tracing across borders|last=Jason Bay, Joel Kek, Alvin Tan, Chai Sheng Hau, Lai Yongquan, Janice Tan, Tang Anh Quy|first=|date=|website=Government Technology Agency|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/story/apple-google-contact-tracing-strengths-weaknesses/|title=Is Apple and Google's Covid-19 Contact Tracing a Privacy Risk?|work=Wired|access-date=30 July 2020|language=en|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>.<ref>{{cite web |title=Initial commit |url=https://github.com/DP-3T/documents/commit/3b6024918f8980d2be10eeeaf7a43d6d52b64a38 |website=github.com |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2020 (April) || {{w|Contact tracing}} || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || {{w|Apple Inc.}} and {{w|Google}} launch the [[w:Exposure Notification|Privacy-Preserving Contact Tracing Project]], a framework and specification developed to facilitate {{w|digital contact tracing}} during the {{w|2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/apple-iphone-contact-tracing-how-it-came-together.html |website=cnbc.com |accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Apple and Google joint initiative on COVID-19 contact tracing technology |url=https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/documents/2617653/apple-google-api-opinion-final-april-2020.pdf |website=ico.org.uk |accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2020 (April 15) || Prevention ({{w|face mask}}) || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || Scientists claim having developed a {{w|biodegradable}} material for {{w|face mask}}s which is effective at removing particles smaller than 100 nanometres including viruses and has a high breathability.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Layt |first1=Stuart |title=Queensland researchers hit sweet spot with new mask material |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-researchers-hit-sweet-spot-with-new-mask-material-20200414-p54jr2.html |accessdate=22 August 2020 |work=Brisbane Times |date=14 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Technology (QUT) |first1=Queensland University of |title=New mask material can remove virus-size nanoparticles |url=https://www.qut.edu.au/news?id=161468 |website=QUT |accessdate=22 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> || {{w|Australia}}
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| 2020 (April) || {{w|Contact tracing}} || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || The {{w|Whisper Tracing Protocol}} is introduced as a protocol intended to be a privacy first {{w|digital contact tracing}} tool developed for the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bloomberg - Are you a robot?|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/tosv2.html?vid=&uuid=78584e00-8fbf-11ea-b4cc-0574748ae675&url=L25ld3MvYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAyMC0wNC0zMC9hcHBsZS1nb29nbGUtdmlydXMtY29tYmF0LXBsYW4taGluZ2VzLW9uLXN0aWxsLXNjYXJjZS10ZXN0aW5n|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coalition, a Global Contact Tracing App, Open Sources its Code to Help Nations Fight COVID-19 While Preserving Privacy |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coalition-a-global-contact-tracing-app-open-sources-its-code-to-help-nations-fight-covid-19-while-preserving-privacy-301049102.html |website=prnewswire.com |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Here’s how Apple and Google are working together for a phone-based COVID-19 track and trace solution |url=https://staceyoniot.com/heres-how-apple-and-google-are-working-together-for-a-phone-based-covid-19-track-and-trace-solution/ |website=staceyoniot.com |accessdate=29 July 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 2020 (May) || Prevention ({{w|face mask}}) || {{w|Coronavirus disease 2019}} || About 88% of the world's population lives in countries where their government and leading disease experts recommend or mandate the use of masks in public places to limit the spread of COVID-19.<ref name="MasksMandatory">{{cite web|url=https://masks4all.co/what-countries-have-mask-laws/|title=What Countries Require Masks in Public or Recommend Masks?|last=Masks4All|publisher=Masks4All|language=en|access-date=6 May 2020}}</ref> ||
