The STAYAWAY COVID is an application that runs on iOS and Android mobile phones and is intended to support the country in its efforts to screen for COVID-19. By monitoring the individual most recent contacts, the app allows to know whether one have been exposed to the disease. It is entirely voluntary and free and requires no access to the identity or personal data.

Pandemic times in the light of social sciences

Our societies are being profoundly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to a health crisis, we are facing a social crisis that must be seen as a moment of fracture, which will entail profound changes on a global scale. The complexity of this phenomenon, in terms of its different dimensions, requires an interdisciplinary response. Thus, the contributions of the social sciences to deal with the pandemic have been as important as, and in many ways complementary to, those of the biomedical sciences.

President Biden and Vice President Harris have a seven-point plan to beat COVID-19.
- Ensure all Americans have access to regular, reliable, and free testing.
- Fix personal protective equipment (PPE) problems for good.
- Provide clear, consistent, evidence-based guidance for how communities should navigate the pandemic – and the resources for schools, small businesses, and families to make it through.
- Plan for the effective, equitable distribution of treatments and vaccines, because development isn’t enough if they aren’t effectively distributed.

Eurofound's COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the crisis, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Eurofound has identified 31 measures in Portugal in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most cases fall into the category Income protection beyond short-time work with 6 cases (19%). The data collection to date started in March 2020, with the next main update scheduled for July 2020.