Title: My Brother is Dr. Timothy Dean Ballard - Director of the Veterans Administration for the State of Alaska - Former commander of the 10th Medical Wing for the USAF and previous flight surgeon to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<p>He has asked for insight and if an app can be made for the following regarding COVID-19.<p>---<p>A smart watch app that can detect, count, and alert on the amount of time one touches their face and a buzzer&#x2F;reminder for when doing so to minimize the activity.<p>I pointed out the difficulties in efficacy due to the fact that most wear a watch on their non-dominant hand, sensor false-positives etc...<p>But he stated, something is better than nothing.<p>I do not have the skills to create this - and my network in this area is too thin.<p>Can we please request some help from the HN community to crowd source from you guys to add input to prevent illness....<p>Please let me know.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alaska.va.gov&#x2F;about&#x2F;leadership.asp" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.alaska.va.gov&#x2F;about&#x2F;leadership.asp</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ww35.usafunithistory.com&#x2F;PDF&#x2F;10-19&#x2F;10%20MEDICAL%20GP.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ww35.usafunithistory.com&#x2F;PDF&#x2F;10-19&#x2F;10%20MEDICAL%2...</a>
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