From this Monday, you will be able to use AlloCOVID, a national number intended to "inform and ensure real-time monitoring of the epidemic thanks to artificial intelligence". Launched by researchers from Inserm and the University of Paris, this platform is now available seven days a week and 24 hours a day.
People over the age of 15 wishing to check whether their health profile or condition requires special attention can now contact 0 806 800 540 at the cost of a normal call, "as many times as their condition requires," said a press release. .
Free service
"They will then be put in contact with an" intelligent "virtual agent, capable of synthesizing the medical information transmitted and guiding them on their susceptibility to being reached or not by the Covid-19", he adds, adding that the service was "free". The digital assistant is also able to "detect the signs of severity of the disease, as well as vulnerable patients requiring special attention," he said.
This device also makes it possible to optimize the collection of data to ensure real-time monitoring of the epidemic everywhere in France, DOM-COM included, adds the press release, in particular to "support the release from confinement and detect immediately potential outbreaks of resurgence, synergistically and in addition to existing systems (maladiecoronavirus.fr, SOS doctors, Sentinel network, etc.) centralized by Public Health France ”.
Protected personal data
In accordance with the recommendations of the CNIL, this project was supported by data protection specialists while “the visualization and analysis of the data collected will be ensured via the collaboration between Inserm and e. Voyageurs SNCF ”, a subsidiary of SNCF.
AlloCOVID was made available to SAMU-78 and tested for seven days during the month of April, before being extended to the national territory from Monday.
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