coronavirus app

What the Tech? App of the Day: Ada

A popular smartphone app that uses a bot to assess health problems has been updated to include symptoms for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Ada is a “doc-in-a-bot” app developed a few years ago by doctors who seek to get medical advice and health assessments to people with no easy access to doctors and hospitals. Using artificial intelligence,…

What the Tech? Should You Download a Coronavirus App?

As health workers are busy trying to contain the Covid-19 or the coronavirus and disseminate accurate information, app developers in China and elsewhere are working hard to take advantage of the concerns. In the last week, coronavirus trackers have been showing up in the Google Play Store. They promise to send the latest information to your phone and help keep…