How technology is helping some breathe a bit easier

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Technology — such as real-time air-quality reports, can help some avoid exposure to air pollution (Emil Moffatt/WABE News)

In the early days of the pandemic, you may have read headlines or perhaps even witnessed first-hand how many medical facilities struggled to keep pace with an onslaught of COVID-19 patients who were in desperate need of oxygen.

For Asanshay Gupta, a high school student at Atlanta International School, that moment in time inspired him

“When I found out about that, I really felt like I could make a difference by creating something that could help them figure out what they needed and how they could budget their oxygen to suit different patients,” he said.