Too many rumours regarding COVID-19 have been misleading millions of people. Driven by the scale and spread of social media, disinformation has been the order of the day. The Telangana government has decided to battle fake news while fighting COVID-19 and has launched an official WhatsApp Chatbot to provide authentic information to citizens regarding COVID-19.

Named TS Gov Covid Info (on 9000 658 658), it is an initiative of the IT and Health Departments in collaboration with SB Technologies, a Hyderabad-based software company and a business solutions partner of WhatsApp.

How to get updates?

Simply send ‘Hi’, ‘Hello’ or ‘Covid’ to +91-9000658658 in a WhatsApp message to get started.

How to initiate the conversation?

Click the link https://wa.me/919000658658?text=Hi