Google Introduces Coronavirus Test Site Created By Verily

Yes, Google’s sister Verily has created a screening website for the people to get tested for pandemic deadly coronavirus. But as of now, the drawback is that it is only available for the people residing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
They had developed a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing. Verily is in the early stages of development, and preparing to roll testing out in the Bay Area, with the hope of expanding more broadly over time. Further, she appreciated the support of government officials and industry partners and thanked the Google engineers who had volunteered to be part of this effort, Verily said in a statement, before the launch.
The user must be eighteen years of age or older, should be a US citizen and be able to speak English, to use the screener. The user will complete the screener only when he has created an account and signed the authorization form. Verily will inform the users about the personal information that it will collect from them during the authorization process, the personal information would include name, address, phone number, email address, and other health information, which can be used by government authorities for health-related purposes.
Discussing about the data collection and data sharing process, her website stated that the information may also be shared with certain service providers engaged to perform services on behalf of Verily, including Google, which Verily leverages for certain technology and services, including cloud services, website hosting, security services, data storage, and other support functions. This information will not be shared by the insurance company.
A few days back, U.S. President, Donald Trump, had issued a statement that Google is building a website on coronavirus.
Later on, Google clarified that had worked on a much smaller website, through Verily, which is part of Google's parent group Alphabet and denied the claim made by President Donald Trump.

By: Suvarna Gupta

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