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WhatsApp is testing a new feature that lets you add and share contact details via QR code just like in Instagram and Snapchat The new QR code feature is available for Android and iOS users with the beta app It works in a similar way to Snapchat Snacodes, making it easier to add a contact … Read more
Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron spent a weekend exchanging WhatsApp messages about quarantine-free travel between Britain and France – blindsiding officials on both sides of the Channel Boris Johnson uses WhatsApp to regularly converse with Emmanuel Macron The two world leaders were in touch throughout last weekend on messaging app PM announced travellers from France would … Read more
International group of fact-checkers launch a myth-busting WhatsApp bot that lets users query terms like ‘masks’ to pull up trustworthy information on coronavirus The bot is designed by Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checkers Network It can be queried by WhatsApp users and pulls from the IFCN’s database IFCN’s chatbot also directs users to their local fact-check … Read more
WhatsApp is to DOUBLE the number of people that can video chat at the same time from four to eight WhatsApp will now let eight people join a video or voice call at the same time It’s currently only available in the beta version of the Facebook-owned service It comes as other messaging apps allow … Read more
Soho Farmhouse has been accused of sacking up to 30 staff members via phone and WhatsApp video in the last fortnight during the coronavirus crisis. Former employees have slammed the exclusive countryside resort near Chipping Norton after they were allegedly dismissed over ‘poor performance’. All branches of the Soho House chain are closed due to … Read more
Ambulance bosses slam ‘alarmist and incorrect’ viral WhatsApp voice note that claims paramedics will no longer help coronavirus patients who can’t breathe South East Coast Ambulance Service warned about the message on Twitter People were told not to forward it to stop the spread of false information The service also thanked people for following government … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
WhatsApp has partnered with the UK Government to provide a ‘coronavirus chatbot’ to offer official guidance to people for free. The service will easily connect millions of WhatsApp users in the UK with information directly sourced from the authorities. It is hoped that the new chatbot service will help reduce the burden on the NHS … Read more
Hoax WhatsApp message wrongly claims coronavirus is being spread by people touching petrol pumps Coronavirus can survive on plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours But Public Health England since said pumps ‘are no worse than other surfaces’ Social media sites have been awash with false information and scaremongering Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more