WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp

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Updated 9 April 2020 20 March 2020 العربية français AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Print Share to Email Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to More WHO has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus.

This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to get information directly into the hands of the people that need it. From government leaders to health workers and family and friends, this messaging service provides the latest news and information on coronavirus including details on symptoms and how people can protect themselves and others. It also provides the latest situation reports and numbers in real-time to help government decision-makers protect the health of their populations.

 

The service can be accessed by a link that opens a conversation on WhatsApp. Users can simply type “hi”, "hola", "नमस्ते", "oi", “salut”, "ciao" or "مرحبا" to activate the conversation, prompting a menu of options that can help answer their questions about COVID-19.

The WHO Health Alert was developed in collaboration with Praekelt.Org, using Turn machine learning technology. Join WHO's Health Alert on WhatsApp: Arabic Send "مرحبا" to +41 22 501 70 23 on WhatsApp wa.me/41225017023?text=مرحبا

English Send "hi" to +41 79 893 18 92 on WhatsApp wa.me/41798931892?text=hi

French Send "salut" to +41 22 501 72 98 on WhatsApp wa.me/41225017298?text=salut

Hindi Send "नमस्ते" to +41 22 501 73 41 on WhatsApp https://wa.me/41225017341?text=नमस्ते Italian Send "ciao" to +41 22 501 78 34 on WhatsApp https://wa.me/41225017834?text=ciao

Spanish Send "hola" to +41 22 501 76 90 on WhatsApp wa.me/41225017690?text=hola Portuguese Send "oi" to +41 22 501 77 35 on WhatsApp https://wa.me/41225017735?text=oi

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