La World Health Organization (WHO) has been offering direct help to combat misinformation for a few hours. For this, he has decided to use the WhatsApp application and add a bot with which offer us first-hand answers about the coronavirus.
The great pandemic grows day after day and it is normal that many doubts appear, we can also consult advice or many other options. There is the option of sharing the phone number and being able to make a donation with which to help the purchase of material to toilets around the world.
Add the phone among your contacts
If you want to use the help you will have to add the contact in the phone list, the number is +41 79 893 1892, once added we can start using this service. The bot is available 24 hours a day and works instantly, everything except question collapse.
Operation
once the number is added we will have to go to the application and say "Hello", since it works in English and not in Spanish at the moment. The WHO did not specify whether it will be possible to launch a version in Spanish, but it is not ruled out that it will arrive over the next week.
The eight options
1. It is used to know the latest numbers of infections and deaths due to the coronavirus.
2. With this option we will obtain information on how to avoid the coronavirus, advice on how to wash our hands or avoid places with many people.
3. We will access the common questions, it is worth to enter another number again to get new information.
4. Learn about the myths of the coronavirus, hoaxes that have been shared on social networks and other false news about the coronavirus.
5. Useful tips for traveling during this period, although it is advisable not to do so.
6. All news related to the coronavirus.
7. It will allow us to share the WHO bot with our contacts.
8. Allow donations.
Quick use
Once we say "Hello" you can choose by means of a number or emoticon to access any of them. WHO updates the database list periodically to be aware of COVID-19.