Techie teams forge online weapons to fight contagionA screen shot of an online map developed by 5Lab, a Bangkok-based IT company, to provide news and information about Covid-19 in Thailand and help stem fake news. Private-sector innovations are boosting the public's fight against Covid-19 and also fake news surrounding the outbreak. One of the most popular is covidtracker.5lab.co, an online map which provides information on the spread of Covid-19 in Thailand. The website features an interactive map with updates on the number and location of cases, as well as false reports about the contagion. The team updates the digital map with officially verified news on Covid-19 and links to information such case numbers and infection status.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2020 23:48 UTC