Google sibling Verily launches COVID-19 screening website

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Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites. But you probably can't use it to get tested quite yet.

launched the screening tool Sunday nightAs of Monday morning, the screening form said it was "unable to schedule more appointments at this time." Verily said the actual testing is conducted by health care providers from different organizations and Verily is in charge of "clinical oversight."

The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. In mainland China, where the virus first exploded, more than 80,000 people have been diagnosed and more than 58,000 have so far recovered.

Verily launched the screening website quickly over the weekend after President Donald Trump gave an exaggerated and misleading account of it during a press conference last Friday, before Verily had announced the project. "In these first few days of this pilot, we expect appointment availability to be limited as we stand up operations and that testing capacity will increase in the days to come," a company spokeswoman said.

 

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Is it possible for a media outlet to write an article without taking a pot shot at Trump? I’m not even American and I’m sick of it! Band together or step aside.

And it's geographically very limited and just sends you to a public health office, if what I read is correct. So what the heck good is that?

pretty much vapourware at the moment

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