The NHS has launched a new coronavirus symptom-checking service, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock spoke about the new website at the start of today's daily government press conference where he was joined by the deputy chief medical officer Dr Jenny Harries.
The Coronavirus Status Checker will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak.
He said: "This weekend we have launched our latest technology, a new coronavirus status checker. "It asks people who currently have coronavirus symptoms to share their experiences to help us in our fight against the virus and it will help make use of this information which will, in turn, help us to understand the disease." It is available for anyone
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