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Digital innovations tested to support vulnerable people during Covid-19 outbreak

First published by the Department of Health and Social Care  Digital innovations tested to support vulnerable people during Covid-19 outbreakNew parents, unpaid carers, the homeless, young people and…

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NHS asks people to share their coronavirus symptoms to help others

A new Coronavirus Status Checker that will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak has been launched today by Health and Social C…

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NHS support via text message for people with symptoms of Covid-19

People staying at home suffering with suspected coronavirus symptoms will get regular check-ins from a new NHS messaging service launched today.  Daily texts will be sent by the NHS to new patients w…

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Government launches Coronavirus Information Service on WhatsApp

The new free to use service aims to provide official, trustworthy and timely information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19), and will further reduce the burden on NHS services…

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NHS takes action against coronavirus fake news online

The NHS has today unveiled a package of measures in the battle against coronavirus fake news – working with Google, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook – to help the public get easy access to accurate NH…

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