[ad_1] Own correspondent, Dhaka April 23, 2020, 20:17 Upgrade: April 23, 2020, 20:20 Information on the coronavirus epidemic can now be found on WhatsApp. The government has launched "WhatsApp Bot" in coordination with WhatsApp authorities.The government's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department launched the service at a digital press conference on Thursday afternoon. The ICT department organized a digital press conference on Thursday around 5 pm with the launch of the WhatsApp Bot (a service to obtain information by chatting on a mobile phone). ICT State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak said at a digital press conference: "The government agrees to tackle Covid-19 using the best technology." Bangladesh is now facing a serious crisis. The government is trying to do whatever it takes to introduce the food supply, keep the education system up and running, start health care, and deliver healthy entertainment through technology. We are working to provide the correct information and sensitize people. ' The state minister also said that according to the guidelines of the World Health Organization, the Department of Health has also launched this service in coordination with WhatsApp. Shivnath Thakral, WhatsApp policy director for India and South Asia, said: "Now we have to deal with the enemy called coronavirus with everything we have." The WhatsApp bot service will play an important role in meeting the demand for accurate medical information, including the coronavirus.At the press conference it was reported that information on the coronavirus can be found by saving the number +6017360058 and typing 'hello' in Bengali. The service has been jointly launched by the ICT Department, Nura Health Services and WhatsApp Authority with the Department of Health Services of the Health Department. Shahed Alam, director of Nura Health Services at the press conference, a representative of the Department of Health. Iqbal spoke. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.7&appId=1499138263726489"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); [ad_2]
