Trendwatch Health & Wellness: July 8, 2020

New York Times: Lululemon to Buy Mirror, a Fitness Start-Up, for $500 Million

The athleisure company’s first acquisition is a bet on the future of fitness and a way to further tie into the lives of its customers.

Fast Company: The Tour De France Goes Virtual, as E-Cycling Takes Off During Quarantine

Zwift, a platform for racing bikes from the comfort of your home, has taken off amid the coronavirus pandemic and is even powering this year’s virtual Tour de France. Next stop? The Olympics.

Venturebeat: Medical Tech Firm Brainlab Acquires Level Ex Surgery Game Startup    

Medical technology company Brainlab has acquired Level Ex, whose video games are used to train doctors to diagnose and treat COVID-19 and other health conditions.

Axios: Why Coronavirus Contact Tracing Is Failing  

Early hopes that app-based smartphone contact tracing might help have largely gone unfulfilled.       

BBC: Singapore Hands Out Coronavirus Tracing Devices     

Singapore has started to hand out Bluetooth-enabled contact tracing devices as part of its measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.