Thread by @Andrew_Schorr

China tech's response to #nCoV continues to be fascinating. (thread)

After years of developing online-to-offline services, it's amazing how much software is available to help manage an epidemic.

Here's Tencent Health's mini-program from #WeChat:

The Health app had a little red dot this morning, letting me know there were updates

I didn't download the Health app.

It's one of several default mini-programs in WeChat Wallet. Basically everyone in China has WeChat, so everyone has the Health app.

Universal adoption of WeChat means everyone is familiar using the software, so there's little education barrier in an emergency like this.

The amount of data-sharing is likely reassuring for people not used to this much transparency from their government.

There are features for
- free online medical consultation
- an epidemic FAQ chat bot
- a doctor bot if you are experiencing symptoms
- a quiz to educate you on best practices for avoiding infection, etc.

On the business side, the years-long battle over China workplace collaboration software means that employees have access to tons of free remote working software:

https://twitter.com/grata_co/status/1223981061149024256?s=20

Here's an interesting look at the other China tech verticals that are seeing a spike in usage in light of the epidemic: gaming, at-home fitness, e-commerce, etc.

mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mSY6Om39Lbg6…