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Why blockchain is the perfect tool to respond to COVID-19…
Having had a really great (almost overwhelming) response to our demo system for a blockchain POC for distributing medical data and implementing a traffic light system; we wanted to take on board some feedback that the content was too technical and explain in simple terms the ‘value’ proposition of what we are demonstrating with the system. I’ll follow the formula I’ve been given, hopefully with success:
- Start with a story…
The story of this system is one that we are all living day to day, it is the COVID-19 global epidemic. As of 26th of March 2020, this is my 12th day of home-quarantine (enforced by the Spanish state). We are being faced with horrible statistics, according to elpais newspaper, the data is something like this:
We are hearing about 3.3 million lost jobs in the US alone. The biggest single-day market falls in history, and overwhelmed medical institutions and local infrastructure. The numbers are devastating and the human stories behind the headlines are heartbreaking...
