Alphabet’s Verily launches a limited coronavirus testing website.
, it requires users to have a Google account and agree to information being potentially shared with Google.
The website through a multi-step process lets Californians take an online COVID-19 "screener survey," which will direct patients to testing sites in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.In order to be eligible, users must be at least 18 years of age, a U.S. resident, able to speak and read English, located in one of the available counties, and willing to sign the COVID-19 Public Health "authorization form.
The pilot program was launched in the Bay Area because it has the highest volume of known cases, Verily said in the blog post. "As more testing kits and sites become available, we plan to scale the capacity." the company told CNBC on Friday that while it hopes to scale nationwide, it has no particular timeline.the website and an internal memo from CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday after President Donald Trump announced the efforts.
California has conducted 8,316 tests at 19 labs with the capacity to test another 9,000 people, Newsom said.as an initiative that maps health data points used in clinical research to "build the next generation of healthcare tools and services."the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic and President Trump declared a national emergency Friday. The outbreak has caused more than 5,000 deaths and 135,000 confirmed cases globally, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
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