A new app is allowing British researchers to better understand the coronavirus and how it spreads. It has become so popular, app developers helped create an American version too.
The COVID Symptom Tracker app has two million downloads and counting. It was created by a team of UK researchers, including Tim Spector. “If we can spread the app faster than the virus, we can all beat this thing,” he said.
Experts hope their crowdsourced data can slow the outbreak as app users help them learn how the virus spreads, which areas are being hit and who is most at risk.
Researchers track things like cough, fever and fatigue but they want users to check-in even if they aren’t showing coronavirus symptoms. "So we can tell within a few hours each day