When faced with illness,Watch Online Crush Movie (2010) the president of the United States just turned to Google for help.
In a rambling Friday afternoon press conference, Donald Trump told the American people that their favorite search engine is here to save the day. Specifically, he insisted that Google is developing a website that will both help concerned individuals determine if they need a coronavirus test and where they can get one.
In other words, Trump's big pandemic plan essentially boils down to a fancier version of "Google your symptoms."
"I want to thank Google," Trump told the reporters gathered at the White House. "Google is helping to develop a website, it's gonna be very quickly done, unlike websites of the past, to determine whether a test is warranted and to facilitate testing at a nearby convenient location."
The president continued on, insisting that "Google has 1,700 engineers working on this right now," and that the company has "made tremendous progress."
We reached out to Google in an attempt to determine just what, exactly, Trump is talking about but received no immediate response. After the initial publication of this story, Verily, the life and sciences division of Alphabet, Google's parent company, issued a statement letting the world know that we shouldn't expect anything too soon.
"We are developing a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing," read the statement. "Verily is in the early stages of development, and planning to roll testing out in the Bay Area, with the hope of expanding more broadly over time."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
Importantly, it is incredibly difficult to get a test in the U.S. at the moment. Just yesterday, the New York Timesreported on sick people across the country people unable to access coronavirus tests.
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, confirmed that dire reality.
"The idea of anybody getting [the test] easily the way people in other countries are doing it, we are not set up for that," he told the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Thursday. "Do I think we should be? Yes. But we are not."
SEE ALSO: Jared Kushner apparently got coronavirus advice from a Facebook groupNotably, online diagnosis tools like the one Trump seems to be describing have a long and rather unflattering history. A 2015 study exploring this very issue concluded that "Symptom checkers had deficits in both triage and diagnosis."
Trump doesn't seem like the type to read studies, however. But don’t worry, people. The President seems to have this all under control.
Update: Friday, March 13, 5:22 p.m. ET:This story has been updated to include Verily's statement.
Topics Google Donald Trump COVID-19
Acer Swift 7 is incredibly thin, light and smallEminem just dropped a surprise album called 'Kamikaze' and people are into itSpend your summer swimming in ice cream sprinkles (really)Pixel and iPhone had a baby, and it's called the HTC U12 LifeOur first look at the flagship 2018 iPhones is hereEmmy Rossum announces exit from 'Shameless'Nikolaj CosterFor 17 hours, Dallas PD called an innocent man a suspectFacebook temporarily removed status updates cross'Destination Wedding' is one first date that refuses to end: ReviewNew photo shows stellar life and death thousands of lightHitClips: Remembering the most absurd way we listened to musicLeaked image reveals Apple Watch Series 4 with bigger screenHands on with Polaroid's OneStep+ instant camera with app connectivityGoogle Assistant can now understand two different languages at onceThis YouTube artist paints scenes straight out of your favorite video gamesHuawei says its new smartphone chip is faster than Snapdragon in almost every wayRescued baby beaver takes a dip in the poolSteven Universe is the best kid's cartoon for adult audiences, periodWest Bengal asks colleges to have separate toilets for transgenders You can help a second grade class learn about graphs by taking this cute survey Donald Trump is killing Meals on Wheels and it's a serious problem Facezam app lets users ID people on Facebook using pictures Unreal: Blizzard crushes Northeast with up to 42 inches of snow Dolly Parton's Wildfire Relief fund is helping close to 1,000 families The best reactions to that rogue McDonald's Trump tweet Bird staring at itself in this window is not having an existential crisis This is what you get when a member of The Shins makes a photo app This fiery soccer goal must be seen to be believed WhatsApp is reintroducing text Status updates after user feedback McDonald's Twitter account just dropped some fire on Donald Trump (and then deleted it) Whoopi Goldberg is furious about a fake news story that 'endangered' her life Beyoncé is embarrassed by her mom's social media presence, too Wall of 3,000 flowers tracks and mirrors your movements Court settles debate that’s divided grammar nerds for decades Welp, humanity had a good run: Humpback whales organize into mysterious 'super These cute little succulents look like bunnies throwing up the peace sign Everyone's mocking the animations in the new 'Mass Effect' Forget Justin Trudeau, this Dutch politician is coming for the internet's heart Digital wall aims to protest Trump with 1,926 miles of immigrant art
2.5068s , 10133.6015625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Online Crush Movie (2010)】,Exquisite Information Network