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Store Finder PH Launches Facebook Chatbot for Free Mobile Internet Users
When Store Finder PH’s map website went live on March 19 to help locate nearby establishments that are open during the COVID-19 community quarantine, families with no internet connection seem left behind. However with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, the volunteer-initiated website is able to make its key content available on Facebook Messenger through a chatbot. A chatbot is a computer robot that replies to messages like a human being. Currently, Facebook Messenger can be used even without a mobile data plan as part of the basic service of Smart, Globe, and affiliate providers, making the store finding-chatbot accessible to more than 44 million phone internet users in the Philippines at…
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Experts say handwashing with soap and water is still the best way to prevent COVID-19
While the search continues for a cure for COVID-19, the best way anyone can do at the moment is to prevent it. The Department of Health is one with the World Health Organization and the USA’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention in saying that the best way to prevent COVID-19 from spreading is to kill the novel coronavirus before it enters the body. How does COVID-19 spread? COVID-19 is contracted when the novel coronavirus enters the body. Respiratory viruses like the novel coronavirus, the flu, and the common cold can be spread via the hands. An infected person’s hands can touch some mucus, viral particles will stick to the…
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COVID-19 Prayer: #Day13LuzonLockdown
Today, we are on Day 13 of Luzon lockdown because of COVID-19. There’s nothing I can do but to share updates and reminders on my socials on how to not get affected by the virus. Below is our COVID-19 prayer. The rising number of confirmed cases is alarming. Because we are not frontliners, what we can do is stay at home, follow what the government and medical professionals say, and pray for those who are in need. Today, let us all pray for medical professionals, caregivers, and researchers responsible for fighting COVID-19. COVID-19 PRAYER: God, as more people get sick, healthcare workers and first responders are working longer hours with…
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