Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Provide Basic COVID-19 Diagnosis for Users in the US

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Alexa users in the US can now get basic COVID-19 diagnosis from the

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virtual assistant, the company has announced in a blog post. Users in the country can now engage Alexa to ask them about their symptoms, travel history, and possible exposure to the virus. Queries like “Alexa, what do I do if I think I have coronavirus?” or “Alexa, what do I do if I think I have COVID-19?” will prompt the voice assistant to ask the above mentioned questions. It will then offer basic advice on the guidelines of the CDC.

This update comes weeks after

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Alexa was given the

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to list simple facts about coronavirus or COVID-19. In the

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has also listed out all its efforts to help support users amid the coronavirus outbreak.

In Japan, people can use Alexa to check their risk level at home. Based on the responses, Alexa will provide guidance matching your risk level and symptoms, on the basis of guidelines set by the ********* Ministry of Health, Labor, and ********.

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Alexa users in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, the ***, and the US can also ask Alexa to sing a song for 20 seconds, while they wash their hands, the blog post said. This feature, however, is more likely to motivate kids to wash hands properly.

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’s announcement comes after similar moves from other tech giants. According to The Verge, Apple’s Siri voice assistant was also

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updated to offer diagnosis advice. Apart from that, CNET

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that

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has also added a hand washing timer, similar to the

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Alexa feature that plays music for 20-seconds.

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