WHO launches official epidemic APP: push news alerts to help self-diagnosis

Recently, according to foreign media reports, WHO is preparing an official APP for the new coronavirus epidemic to disseminate relevant news, tips and warning information.

The APP, called WHO MyHealth, was originally proposed by a group of former Google and Microsoft employee volunteers and brought together some experts and WHO consultants to produce it.

According to the current schedule, WHO MyHealth will release the first early version on March 30 and land on iOS and Android platforms at the same time.

According to official documents, WHO MyHealth will push alert notifications and self-diagnosis tools based on user location to initially determine whether the user's symptoms are the same as those of COVID-19.

In addition, WHO MyHealth can also query historical location data to determine whether the user has had contact with confirmed patients, but this data involves privacy.

The World Health Organization (English name: World Health Organization, abbreviation WHO, Chinese abbreviation WHO) is a specialized agency under the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Its main functions include: promoting the prevention and control of epidemics and endemic diseases; providing and improving teaching and training on public health, disease treatment and related matters; and promoting the establishment of international standards for biological products.