mo4ch:>US tech giants team up to tackle coronavirus

US tech giants team up to tackle coronavirus24 March 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesAmazon is teaming up with researchers funded by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits.The Gates Foundation-backed Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) is learning how the infection spreads.It involves collecting nasal swabs to track the virus among residents of Seattle's King County in Washington.Amazon Care, the retail giant's employee medical care arm, is now helping with deliveries of the kits.King County is one of the places hardest hit by the outbreak in the US. SCAN, a group of medical, public health and research organisations, is trying to find out how the infection is spreading in different parts of society, with an aim to seeing how the outbreak is likely to develop.Carmakers answer pleas for ventilators and masksBill Gates steps down from Microsoft boardAmazon blocks non-essential items from warehousesAma…