In times like this, a tool like RC143, a contract tracing app created by the Philippine Red Cross, is a must-have on every mobile phone.
With this app, users can easily track their risk level, identify and avoid high-risk zones, and directly communicate with Red Cross personnel for questions about COVID-19 and medical assistance.
Globe has recently partnered with the Red Cross to provide support for RC143 by enabling mobile services like SMS alerts and app advisories.
With this, the Red Cross can update and coordinate with more users efficiently and make accounts authentication and verification more convenient for users.
While anybody who has an active PH mobile number can use RC143, Globe and TM mobile customers may now access the app all for FREE. Through the wireless geolocation and sensory capabilities of phones such as Bluetooth and GPS, the app traces contact events between users that allows the Red Cross to notify users if they had contact with a COVID-19 positive patient.
Aside from the RC143 app, Globe customers can also access the official websites of the Department of Health and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for free as part of the company’s effort to keep the public informed on the latest COVID-19 updates.
For more information about this story visit https://www.globe.com.ph/. You may also learn more about the RC143 app and the technology behind it via https://rc143.voxptech.com/faq.
