Detecting corona (Covid-19) virus early and decreasing the risk of getting really sick.

The latest research out of the Scrippts Institute and this research report published in Nature Medicine give us information about using a our smart watches as early detection devices of illness. This research will enable us to decrease the risk of getting ill, spreading disease and make better choices on treatment, whether it be the corona virus, regular flu or other infection.

Knowing and monitoring our resting heart rate through a fitbit or other smart watch will give us an early warning and let us know we are ill before we get other symptoms. It will also help us figure out if we have covid or another infection. So use your watch/wearable device an sign up with them and get there app.