WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

To enable people in under-resourced countries to assess.

The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to launch an app this month to enable people in under-resourced countries to assess whether they may have the novel coronavirus, and is considering a Bluetooth-based contact tracing feature too, an official told Reuters on Friday. The app will ask people ...

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