Apple comes up with COVID-19 app, website to provide credible information

In a bid to tackle fake news online and provide credible information about COVID-19 pandemic, Silicon Valley giant Apple has released a new dedicated app and website for users across United States. This comes as an effort to provide accurate and speedy updates to users about vel coronavirus infection that is sweeping across globe. app and website provide latest information and guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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 pandemic has sent major global ecomies into limbo with many industries staring at huge revenue losses due to virus outbreak. Countries such as US, China, Italy, France, South Korea, among or developed nations have been bly hit by COVID-19. infected cases and death toll in se countries is maximum as compared to ors despite having one of world’s best health care systems.

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US has become new epicentre of dely COVID-19 infection, surpassing Italy with over 120,000 positive cases and total deaths in country surging over 2000. US President Donald Trump has blamed China for ir alleged negligence and concealment of facts on issue that has supposedly led to escalation of disease into a global pandemic.

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has anunced company's new commitment to support SMBs, health organisations and governments, and millions of health workers in response to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In an official blog, Pichai anunced a new $800 million commitment.

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Coronavirus grips world

dely coronavirus outbreak that originated in China last year has spre across 197 countries across world. Presently, re are nearly 660,000 confirmed global cases of COVID-19 infection which has led to death of over 30,600 people.

As re is vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to treat COVID-19, countries have been grappling with all possible mechanisms to contain its spre.

So far, China, Italy, Iran, Spain and US have witnessed  most number of confirmed cases of vel coronavirus.

(Im source - AP)

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