German health project uses smartwatches and fitness wristbands for symptom spotting

Germany's federal agency responsible for disease control and prevention, the Robert Koch Institute, has teamed up with the health technology start-up Thryve to develop an app called Corona-Datenspende ("data donation") that works with a variety of smartwatches and fitness wristbands. The app is designed to use the device's sensors to collect user data, and includes algorithms to it to spot symptoms linked to COVID-19 and help predict the spread and containment of the virus. More than 50,000 users have so far downloaded the app.

Source: https://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-social/article/3079035/germany-turns-fitness-tracking-app-help-monitor-coronavirus

Writer: Coco Feng
Publication: South China Morning Post