“Unfortunately, we are unable to book more appointments at this time. Launched a few hours ago, the website developed by Verily (a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google), which allows Internet users in the San Francisco area to determine whether they should be tested for coronavirus, was at maximum capacity, Monday. While Donald Trump had promised a "national" site, there is obviously work.
Project Baseline first asks, "Do you have severe symptoms, coughing, shortness of breath, fever, or other disturbing symptoms?" »If the answer is positive, the site indicates that its test program is not suitable and refers to the CDC (Center for Disease Control) site. For less serious cases, several questions follow but do not end the message on the maximum capacity reached. This is because the service only has access to two test laboratories in the counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo. In total, there are currently 19 test centers across California, which have screened fewer than 10,000 people.
A Google account required
Those who were able to take the next step on Monday had to use their Google account. This means accepting to give the company access to very sensitive medical data.
Friday, Donald Trump announced that 1,700 Google engineers were working on the portal and that he would cover "the United States and a large part of the world". Verily had tempered her ardor in the process, indicating that she was in a "preliminary" test phase.
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