India Launches WhatsApp Chatbot To Create Awareness About Coronavirus (techcrunch.com) 8
India is turning to WhatsApp, the most popular app in the country, to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and has urged social media services to tackle the spread of misinformation on their platforms. From a report: Narendra Modi, India's Prime Minister, said on Saturday that citizens in the country can text a WhatsApp bot -- called MyGov Corona Helpdesk -- to get instant authoritative answers to their coronavirus queries such as the symptoms of the viral disease and how they could seek help. An individual is required to text +919013151515 to connect to the bot. The bot was built by Mumbai-based firm Haptik Technologies, which local telecom giant Reliance Jio acquired last year, and the information is being provided by the nation's Ministry of Health.
Required to text (Score:2)
"An individual is required to text +919013151515"
And if you don't we will hunt you down, take you out behind the outhouse and shoot you in the head.
WhatsApp bot -- called MyGov Corona (Score:2)
Why’d I ever stop in Hubei for vacation, man?
Why Why Why Why AHHH CHOOO
M-m-m-my Corona
India's idea of social distancing... (Score:2)
People went on processions, held impromptu flash mob dances, held a rally, banging pots and pans and utensils.... https://www.republicworld.com/... [republicworld.com]
In India if you are not packed 200 people to railcars designed to hold 80 people, they think they are far enough apart...
That's Tony Romo's Job (Score:2)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristidosh/2019/08/15/corona-brings-tony-romo-back-for-the-corona-hotline/#65dc4bc470dd
WHO also doing this (Score:2)
The WHO also has a service like this up and running:
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/who-health-alert-brings-covid-19-facts-to-billions-via-whatsapp