FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Germany's centre for disease control on March 7 urged people with smartwatches and fitness bands to share their health data to help keep track of the spread of the coronavirus.
The Robert Koch Institute said it was launching an app called Corona Datenspende (Corona Data Donation) that would allow people to voluntarily and anonymously share information from their fitness trackers that could reveal signs of a Covid-19 infection.
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