Alphabet's Verily Launched its COVID-19 Screening Site in Collaboration with California's Government
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- From Mar 16- 2020- the Californians availed an online COVID-19 screener survey and till date- the site has run out of appointments. The people who met the eligibility criteria for the test have been directed to sites for completing the nasal swab test with its expected results to be available within a few days post-completion
- The collaboration avails the online tool- increasing the risk for screening and testing the people at high risk of COVID-19. Additionally- the tool helped the people concerned with COVID-19 risk into testing sites based on guidance from public health officials and test availability
- The program tests the highest risk areas including the San Francisco Bay Area. The baseline COVID-19 program is live at projectbaseline.com/covid19. In 2017- the Project Baseline was launched and is a technology cloud-based platform supporting research and community health initiatives
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