ISLAMABAD – Pakistan government launches unique technology driveninitiative to fight coronavirus.
Tania Aidrus, head Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘Digital Pakistan’initiative and the former Google Head of Strategic Initiatives on the NextBillion Users (NBU), has announced a coronavirus focused Urdu chatbot toprovide Pakistanis with authentic information.
In her attempt to fight the current epidemic outbreak and to help thelocals, Tania Aidrus decided to collaborate with the telemedicine companiesand startups.
As expected, several firms, companies, and startups jumped at theopportunity of working with her, which is why in such a short span of time,she came up with this effective way of getting information out toPakistanis.
The chatbot is equipped to provide users with authentic informationregarding the current situation of the epidemic in the country. Apart fromgetting the latest news, people can also get all the information regardingthe nearest laboratories that can help them carry out a self-assessmenttest.
The chatbot can be accessed via Facebook messenger here. If you don’t havea Facebook account, you might want to get one now.
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Once you are in, the chatbot asks you to select your preferred language(you can choose between Urdu and English). After selecting the language,the chatbot tells you that you have subscribed to the COVID-19 updates. Italso gives you several FAQs that you can get immediate answers to.
The chatbot even asks you about your medical condition to infer whether youhave been infected or not.
This thoughtful initiative will help many locals who don’t know what to doin the prevailing situation.
