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Prognosis: Misconception

These Gadgets Know You're Sick Before You Do

Prognosis: Misconception

Bloomberg

Health & Fitness, Science

4.1838 Ratings

🗓️ 24 June 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The NBA is giving players the option to wear a device that tracks their health data when basketball games begin this July. The device - called an Oura Ring - can measure things like the body’s temperature and heart rate. The hope is that it could provide the league with early warning signs that someone may have contracted an illness like COVID-19. Bloomberg reporter Kristen V. Brown reports that the move is part of a larger conversation about whether or not wearable technology like a Fitbit or an Apple Watch can help fight the pandemic.

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0:00.0

Are you looking for a new podcast about stuff related to money?

0:05.3

Well, today's your lucky day.

0:07.1

I'm Matt Levine.

0:08.2

And I'm Katie Greifeld.

0:09.5

And we are the hosts of Money Stuff, The Podcast.

0:13.0

Every Friday, we dive into the top stories about Wall Street, finance, and other stuff.

0:17.9

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0:22.0

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0:30.9

Welcome to Prognosis. I'm Laura Carlson. It's day 105 since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.

0:44.6

Our main story? Your Fitbit can tell you a lot about how your body is working.

0:51.4

Now scientists are wondering if wearable technology like this can help detect the earliest

0:56.4

signs of coronavirus infection and help us combat the pandemic. But first, here's what happened

1:04.2

in virus news today. The outlook for the global economy in the wake of coronavirus just got worse.

1:21.6

The International Monetary Fund said they now project the recession will be deeper and the recovery slower than they

1:29.8

thought it would two months ago. Today, the IMF said it expects global gross domestic product

1:37.2

to shrink 4.9% this year. They had predicted 3% in April. The shock to the supply chain was larger than the

1:48.6

IMF anticipated, and for nations struggling to control the virus spread, a longer lockdown also will

1:56.1

take a toll on growth. That accounts for the fund's more pessimistic view. In the U.S., spikes in Sunbelt states

2:06.7

continue while the virus situation improves in former hotspots. Now, New York, New Jersey, and

2:14.8

Connecticut will require visitors from virus hotspots to quarantine

2:18.7

for 14 days to avoid a resurgence in cases.

2:23.8

The announcement is a reversal from March, when Texas and Florida ordered quarantines

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