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There’s no shortage of tech companies willing to help fight the current Covid-19 pandemic. Intel recently set aside $6 million for relief efforts. Google is committing $50 million to relief efforts. Telecoms are waiving data overage and late fees. Among them are companies like Apple that have developed Covid-19 screening tools that anyone can use from home, as long as they have an internet connection.

The tool, which Apple developed in partnership with the CDC, The White House, and FEMA, asks you to answer a series of simple questions about possible symptoms, travel, and anyone you may have come into physical contact with recently. More specifically, it asks you about symptoms that have been associated with Covid-19 like a sore throat, vomiting, and fever, and if you currently suffer from any chronic health conditions like asthma, cirrhosis of the liver, and pregnancy. (Yes, pregnancy is listed as a health condition.)