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Coronavirus: WhatsApp launches information hub in tie-up with WHO, UNDP

Facebook-owned messaging app donates $1 million to fact-checking group

Coronavirus: WhatsApp launches information hub in tie-up with WHO, UNDP
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With its latest initiatives, WhatsApp will continue to provide a simple, reliable, and secure way for people to communicate

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp said Wednesday that it would launch the WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub globally, in partnership with the World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, and United Nations Development Programme, and a $1 million donation to the Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).

The WhatsApp Coronavirus Information Hub will be available at whatsapp.com/coronavirus and provide simple, actionable guidance for health workers, educators, community leaders, nonprofits, local governments and local businesses that rely on WhatsApp to communicate. The site also offers general tips and resources for users around the world to reduce the spread of rumours and connect with