Apple launches COVID-19 website, app with screening tool

Apple has launched a COVID-19 website and app with a screening tool and other information about the new coronavirus pandemic. The iPhone maker created the app and website with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House coronavirus task force and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Apple has launched a COVID-19 website and app with a screening tool and other information about the new coronavirus pandemic.

The iPhone maker created the app and website with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House coronavirus task force and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

"To help you stay informed, understand symptoms and take proper steps to protect your health, Apple has created a COVID-19 website and a US app in partnership with the CDC," tweeted Apple CEO Tim Cook

• To help you stay informed, understand symptoms and take proper steps to protect your health, Apple has created a COVID-19 website and a US app in partnership with the CDC. As always, the data is yours and your privacy is protected. Stay safe and healthy. https://t.co/qUEMYOzZUC

  — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  To help you stay informed, understand symptoms and take proper steps to protect your health, Apple has created a COVID-19 website and a US app in partnership with the CDC. As always, the data is yours and your privacy is protected. Stay safe and healthy. https://t.co/qUEMYOzZUC

  — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 27, 2020

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  To help you stay informed, understand symptoms and take proper steps to protect your health, Apple has created a COVID-19 website and a US app in partnership with the CDC. As always, the data is yours and your privacy is protected. Stay safe and healthy. https://t.co/qUEMYOzZUC

  — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 27, 2020

"As always, the data is yours and your privacy is protected. Stay safe and healthy," he said

The app and website are meant to "make it easy for people across the country to get trusted information and guidance at a time when the US is feeling the heavy burden of COVID-19."

Apple said it is not collecting your answers from the screening tool. Apple support tweeted about this.

• For up-to-date information and guidance on the Coronavirus from official sources, visit the new COVID-19 site, developed by Apple in partnership with the CDC.
  
  Check it out: https://t.co/6CkHvDq2hT pic.twitter.com/jY4Kq32Tal

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  For up-to-date information and guidance on the Coronavirus from official sources, visit the new COVID-19 site, developed by Apple in partnership with the CDC.
  
  Check it out: https://t.co/6CkHvDq2hT pic.twitter.com/jY4Kq32Tal

  — Apple Support (@AppleSupport) March 28, 2020

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  For up-to-date information and guidance on the Coronavirus from official sources, visit the new COVID-19 site, developed by Apple in partnership with the CDC.
  
  Check it out: https://t.co/6CkHvDq2hT pic.twitter.com/jY4Kq32Tal

  — Apple Support (@AppleSupport) March 28, 2020

"To help improve the site, Apple collects some information about how you use it. The information collected will not personally identify you," said the company.

Google last week launched an educational coronavirus website that contains safety tips and authoritative information about the pandemic.

Apple store also tweeted that the COVID-19 app was developed with trusted resources to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the coronavirus

• The COVID-19 app was developed with trusted resources to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the coronavirus in the US.
  
  Get tips on staying healthy, find answers to frequently asked questions, and screen potential symptoms. https://t.co/7wiHd1Z3Qh

  — App Store (@AppStore) March 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  The COVID-19 app was developed with trusted resources to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the coronavirus in the US.
  
  Get tips on staying healthy, find answers to frequently asked questions, and screen potential symptoms. https://t.co/7wiHd1Z3Qh

  — App Store (@AppStore) March 27, 2020

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  The COVID-19 app was developed with trusted resources to provide accurate and up-to-date information on the coronavirus in the US.
  
  Get tips on staying healthy, find answers to frequently asked questions, and screen potential symptoms. https://t.co/7wiHd1Z3Qh

  — App Store (@AppStore) March 27, 2020

The website, google.com/covid19, is "focused on education, prevention and local resources. People can find state-based information, safety and prevention tips, search trends related to COVID-19, and further resources for individuals, educators and businesses," Google said in a statement.

(Inputs from IANS)