In recent days, a COVID-19 symptom tracker mobile
application has been developed in the UK as one of the main data collection
sources. The free COVID-19 symptom tracker application provides the optimal
system for repeatedly tracking Covid-19 symptoms over time in large numbers of
people (as evidenced by more than 2 million people who have signed up in the
last week!).
We would like to encourage you to sign up and record the
presence or absence of symptoms associated with the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
All data from the symptom tracker will
be sent directly to Kings College London which will feed into Public Health
England policy decisions on a daily basis. Your information will be used to
allow scientists to identify high risk areas in the UK, who is more at risk by
better understanding symptoms linked to specific health conditions and how fast
the virus is spreading in your area.
The app is extremely simple to use. Users are asked to
create an account and to provide information, including year of birth and email
address, pre-existing health conditions and other lifestyle habits. The app
privacy policy outlined that all shared data would be anonymised and not used
for any commercial purpose. The dedicated website has a FAQ section and details
the privacy policy https://covid.joinzoe.com/
– we advise that you read this before using. You can download the COVID-19
symptom tracker app for free from:
PlayStore (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joinzoe.covid_zoe) or
Apple Store (https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/covid-symptom-tracker/id1503529611).
By using this app, you can help scientists understand this
new virus and help us find a cure.
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