Apple has developed a new website and app that will provide a screening tool for COVID-19 symptoms as well as up-to-date information from trusted sources about the coronavirus outbreak.
that will provide a screening tool for COVID-19 symptoms as well as up-to-date information from trusted sources about the coronavirus outbreak.was developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control, the White House-led Coronavirus Task Force, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The COVID-19 app is available on Apple's App Store, and there is also a website that can be accessed from Windows or Android phones and computers. The software developed by Apple's health team is designed to help people protect their health by accessing reliable resources from home. The website comprises a series of questions about risk factors, recent exposure, and symptoms related to coronavirus, and provides a recommendation on what to do next, including whether a test is recommended.
The app and website do not require users to sign in with an Apple ID, and Apple will not collect individual responses or share them with governments, the company said.last week to provide users with a step-by-step questionnaire and CDC information if they ask the voice assistant if they have the coronavirus.
Apple is not the only Silicon Valley giant building software and systems to help governments manage the coronavirus outbreak. Verily, a subsidiary of
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