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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 (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> ||
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