In the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, a system for detecting the presence of coronavirus has been launched using audio messages via a chat bot in the WhatsApp messenger. This was announced on Monday, February 14, by the city government.
It is noted that the application user can record a voice message with his cough, after which the system will determine if the person has symptoms of COVID-19.
“After receiving the sound, the system analyzes the sound: if it matches the patterns of positive cases, it recommends that the person be tested for COVID-19,” the statement reads. message.
It is reported that 2,687 people participated in testing the program, an analysis of 554 audio recordings showed the likelihood of a coronavirus infection, and in 436 tested people, a PCR test for COVID-19 showed a positive result. Thus, the current efficiency of the system is about 80%.
On February 11, World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan predicted the emergence of new variants of COVID-19. According to him, the coronavirus pandemic in the world is far from over.
A large-scale vaccination campaign continues in Russia. Citizens can get vaccinated for free. Six coronavirus drugs have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, Sputnik Light, EpiVacCorona, KoviVac, EpiVacCorona N, and the Sputnik M vaccine for adolescents.
All relevant information on the situation with coronavirus is available on the websites stopcoronavirus.rf and access to all.rf, as well as the hashtag #WeTogether. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-11.
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