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Health ministry launches COVID-19 mobile app

The Information Technology Department of the Ministry of Health launched a mobile app providing users with the latest and precise information about the COVID-19 outbreak on March 13.
Health ministry launches COVID-19 mobile app ảnh 1The new mobile app provide users with the latest and precise information about the COVID-19 outbreak (Screenshot: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The InformationTechnology Department of the Ministry of Health launched a mobile app providingusers with the latest and precise information about the COVID-19 outbreak onMarch 13.

The app, developed basing on artificialintelligence, enables a number of users to raise questions at the same time andautomatically gives real-time response. 

It also automatically updates data from theWorld Health Organisation (WHO), the Health Ministry’s portal, and theministry’s “Suc khoe va Doi song” (Health and Life) newspaper.

The virtual assistant on this COVID-19 app isable to improve itself on the basis of its user interaction history and will becontinually upgraded, thus helping to improve users’ experience.

The app serves as another source of preciseinformation about the outbreak situation, disease prevention and controlmeasures, instructions on disease diagnosis and treatment.

People can download the app from App Store or CHPlay on mobile devices or https://ehealth.gov.vn/?action=ADV&thongbaoId=28./. 
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