A member of the medical personnel wearing a protective face mask is seen inside the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Italy. Italians say staying in touch through WhatsApp and Skype is helping them cope with isolation and anxiety, in a country that has already reported more than 1,260 deaths due to the virus. — Reuters
NEW YORK/LONDON: As 60 million Italians face a coronavirus country-wide lockdown, many daily interactions among family, friends and colleagues have moved to messaging platforms such as Facebook Inc's WhatsApp and Microsoft's Corp Skype.
Users in Italy are placing 20% more calls and sending 20% more messages on WhatsApp compared to a year ago, the company told Reuters. A spokeswoman for Microsoft did not provide statistics for Skype, but said the company had recorded a 100% growth in usage of its messaging application Teams in Italy.
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