Becker's Healthcare April 27, 2020
Laura Dyrda

Mayo Clinic is using Amazon’s Alexa to spread updated information about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four things to know:

1. The Amazon Echo and Echo Dot users can enable the “Mayo Clinic Answers on COVID-19” skill to receive CDC guidance. The Alexa skills are voice activated for Alexa-enabled devices and mobile devices with speech recognition technology.

2. Users can ask questions about the coronavirus and receive information from experts at Mayo Clinic and the CDC. The skills include a COVID-19 self-assessment tool.

3. The tool can help people with mild symptoms monitor the disease and decide on the next steps in care without unnecessarily visiting a healthcare provider.

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