WhatsApp gets WHO Health Alert providing the right information on coronavirus

WhatsApp gets WHO Health Alert providing the right information on coronavirus

WhatsApp gets WHO Health Alert providing the right information on coronavirus
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Coronavirus pandemic has made everyone panic around the globe.

With the virus spreading in such a high pace, various tech giants are doing their part to make sure people are aware and not reading any misleading information.

Now, the World Health Organisation has collaborated with WhatsApp to create a Health Alert.

With the help of the new Health Alert service, the organization will provide users with the right answers to their questions about Coronavirus.

The reliable information will be available for all users 24 hours a day, worldwide.

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Apart from providing information like symptoms and precautions, the Health Alert will also be able to give users the latest statistics of the world.

How to use WHO Health Alert on WhatsApp?

In order to add WHO Health Alert on WhatsApp, the user will need to save the number +41 79 893 1892 in the contacts.

Once the number is saved, it will automatically appear on WhatsApp.

Open the chat and send a simple message saying ‘Hi’ to the number.

Now, the WHO Health Alert service will respond with a series of prompts.

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Also, the chat will update daily with the latest information on COVID19.

Commenting on the new service, Mark Zuckerberg said: “With WHO Health Alerts, you can receive their daily situation report, which has the latest numbers of cases by country around the world, as well as tips on how to protect yourself, and answers to frequently asked questions that you can easily send to friends and family.”

The coronavirus information hub, launched earlier by WhatsApp is different.

The hub also provides right information on coronavirus via the webpage – whatsapp.com/coronavirus.

In order to make things easier, the Facebook-owned giant has added a link to open up a chat with the WHO Health Alert on the hub.

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WHO Health Alert service is currently available only in English language.

The company is working on adding support for more languages including, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish.

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