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Apple's COVID-19 screening tool

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27 March 2020, 08:39 PM
wtg
Apple's COVID-19 screening tool
I thought it was supposed to be Google, but whatever.

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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.)


Article: https://gizmodo.com/apple-made...ning-tool-1842527669

Apple's tool: https://www.apple.com/covid19

edit: It seems to be a very well designed tool. Comes up with what you should do based on a series of questions. I made up answers for a fictitious person just to see how it flowed.

I'm pretty impressed.


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28 March 2020, 12:32 AM
Daniel
It's not a scientific test. Frankly, I could get (and have) the same type of questionaire from my state's health department.