Waugh Thistleton Architects has proposed creating 6,500 mobile vaccination centres in shipping containers that could travel around the UK and immunise the entire population against coronavirus in 16 weeks. More about Mobile vaccination centres in shipping containers could immunise 60 million people in four months, says Waugh Thistleton Architects
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a quick and easy face shield for healthcare workers fighting Covid-19, which attaches to the wearer's glasses. More about Tokujin Yoshioka shares three-step template for emergency face shields
From designing face shields and flat-pack intensive care units to 3D-printing hands-free door levers and converting buildings to hospitals, architects and designers are tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Here are five ways they are helping. More about Five ways architects and designers are helping the fight against coronavirus
Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Queensland have created the HappyShield, an origami face shield that is made by folding a sheet of clear plastic. More about Simple origami face shield can be folded from single sheet of plastic
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have begun mass-producing disposable face shields for medical workers fighting Covid-19, which come flat-packed and can be folded into shape. More about MIT develops one-piece plastic face shields for coronavirus medics
Architectural engineer Gregory Quinn has developed SheltAir, domed bio-containment pods erected using inflatable cushions that could help coronavirus patients isolate. More about SheltAir gridshell pods inflate in eight hours to isolate coronavirus patients
Prada, COS and Louis Vuitton are among the leading fashion brands that are retooling to manufacture surgical face masks in response to the shortage caused by Covid-19. More about Fashion brands pivot to making face masks as coronavirus spreads
A prefabricated hospital with capacity for 1,000 patients has been built in nine days in Wuhan, China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. More about Coronavirus quarantine hospital in Wuhan completes in just nine days
London designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has applied his signature colourful aesthetic to a tiled entrance and reception area for the maternity centre at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. More about Adam Nathaniel Furman brightens up London maternity centre with "flowerburst" mosaic
Earthy colours and soft materials feature in this veterinary facility by New York firm Islyn Studio, which is intended to ease the "stress and trauma often associated with vet's offices". More about Islyn Studio creates soothing atmosphere in Brooklyn’s Bond Vet clinic
Design firm Søren Rose Studio has used a muted palette in this clinic in New York City designed "to make women and men struggling with hair loss feel comfortable". More about Harklinikken by Søren Rose is a Manhattan hair-loss clinic styled like a home
Ash-wood surfaces, translucent glass screens and brass feature inside this serene clinic in Valencia, which Francesc Rifé Studio has designed in reference to Asian meditation rooms. More about Meditation spaces inform minimalist interior of Valencia's Swiss Concept clinic
Glazed walls, a large metal roof and a vast central atrium feature in an academic building designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners for an emerging medical campus in Ohio. More about Natural light fills courtyard of Foster + Partners' Samson Pavilion in Cleveland
Seoul studio By Seog Be Seog uses a palette of warm materials and soothing colours to create a feeling of familiarity within the Aeichi Korean Medical Clinic in South Korea. More about South Korean clinic designed to promote "bond of sympathy" between patients
Design graduate James Plimmer has created an inhaler for asthmatics that improves posture and technique during use to ensure more medicine reaches the lungs. More about Flohaler is an easy-to-use inhaler that helps asthmatics receive a better dose
Researchers at Purdue University have designed a wearable device that can detect an opioid overdose and trigger the release of an antidote. More about Wearable Opioid Antidote Device automatically reverses overdoses
Wearable devices can be stuck onto the stick like plasters, using a new method pioneered by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. More about ElectroDermis researchers make stretchy wearable tech that sticks to the skin
Light-up walls, mirrored partitions, and colourful stone surfaces help channel a "cool bar" aesthetic inside this dental office in Berlin, which has been completed by Studio Karhard – the designers of renowned nightclub Berghain. More about Berghain designers Studio Karhard creates club-feel inside The Urban Dentist
Researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have developed a 3D bioprinter that can replicate human ears for use in reconstructive surgery. More about University of Wollongong uses stem cells to 3D-print human ears
White-wash walls and greenery are intended to create a relaxing atmosphere at this doctor's office and clinic in New York, designed by Alda Ly Architecture for a startup company that takes an alternative approach to healthcare. More about Earthy and homey details feature in New York clinic Parsley Health by Alda Ly