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Coronavirus Information Hub

WhatsApp has launched Coronavirus Information Hub

Like other companies, WhatsApp has also launched the Coronavirus Information Hub to fight the global outbreak of the Coronavirus. An aim of this information hub is to give consumers access to accurate and latest official health information and appropriate action.

This Coronavirus Information Hub is launched in collaboration with the World Health Organization, UNICEF, UNDP and the International Fact Checking Network.You can easily get access to this information hub via both computer and mobile phone.

 In this pandemic state various social and non-government organizations, health-related departments, academics, teachers and local businesses can get benefit from WhatsApp.

The platform also provides users around the world with general tips and tools to reduce the spread of misinformation and communicate with reliable health information.

The third and final section also contains links to some news stories that deal with the positive and effective use of the WhatsApp during the global outbreak of the “novel corona virus” (Cov. 19).

The “Corona Virus Information Hub” aims to make the WhatsApp more popular and motivate us to use its advanced features.

Comment from Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp:

“We know that our users are reaching out on WhatsApp more than ever at this time of crisis, whether it’s to friends and loved ones, doctors to patients, or teachers to students. We wanted to provide a simple resource that can help connect people at this time.

“We are also pleased to be able to partner with the Poynter Institute to help grow the amount of fact-checking organizations on WhatsApp and to support their life saving work to debunk rumors. We will also continue to work directly with health ministries around the world for them to provide updates right within WhatsApp.”

Even so, this effort is undoubtedly worthy of praise.

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