Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle

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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Facebook on Monday (March 23) began enlisting outside developers to create ways its Messenger service can help health organisations battling the novel coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Monday began enlisting outside developers to create ways its Messenger service can help health organisations battling the novel coronavirus.

Software makers, for example, could help agencies automate answering common questions, to allow staff to tackle more challenging tasks.Unicef and Pakistan's Ministry of National Health already use Messenger to keep people posted about Covid-19, according to the Facebook-owned messaging platform. WhatsApp last week launched a Coronavirus Information Hub in partnership with WHO and United Nations organisations.

 

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