WhatsApp users can now message the WHO for coronavirus information

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Tuesday, 24 Mar 2020
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WhatsApp and the WHO together launch the WHO Health Alert service on WhatsApp. — WhatsApp/AFP Relaxnews

Following its launch of its WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub early last week, the company recently launched the WHO Health Alert, a chatbot tool created with the World Health Organization that can respond to users' questions about Covid-19 with prompt and official information 24/7.

In collaboration with the World Health Organization, WhatsApp announced late last week an informational chatbot that users can message with their coronavirus questions anytime of the day, any day of the week.

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WhatsApp users can now message the WHO for coronavirus information