Portea Medical and Verloop in partnership with the Government of Goa launch Cobot-19 Chatbot. Available on WhatsApp, the chatbot will be a one-stop source of information for citizens on everything related to COVID-19 and enable them to clarify their doubts around the disease.
The highly effective Cobot-19 will disseminate information related to corona virus through data gathered from trusted sources including the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Johns Hopkins. Portea’s experts have further reviewed the information to ensure that only authentic, helpful and easy-to-understand information is shared with the general public. Verloop has developed the technical aspects of the Chatbot.
Speaking on the launch, Shri Vishwajit P. Rane, Hon’ble Minister of Health, Government of Goa said, “We are happy to launch Cobot-19 as a one-stop source of information for our citizens on COVID-19 and its various aspects. We are the first state in the country to take up an initiative at this scale and our aim is to resolve the confusion caused by countless advisories from different sources as well as rumors. Taking inspiration from how the Singapore Government harnessed the power of WhatsApp recently, we have created this Chatbot as a unified official point of communication for all Covid-19 related information. It is revolutionary and will be an effective interface to stem the flow of misinformation and clear doubts around the disease. We thank Portea Medical and Verloop for their support.”
With the Cobot-19, people will be able to resolve their queries around precautions to be taken to avoid getting infected, diet to boost immunity, health department contact information in case of emergency,
To use the chatbot, people must save the WhatsApp number +91 7948058218 in their contacts. Once they access the message, the bot will greet them with a welcome message and ask them to choose from available options depending on the information they need. The bot is available in English and Konkani currently.