App allows Albertans to get health-care support from home
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A new app will allow Albertans to access health-care support and information in response to COVID-19 from anywhere in the province.
Babylon by Telus Health is a free downloadable app Albertans can use to check symptoms, book appointments, see a doctor and get prescriptions and referrals for diagnostic imaging specialists.
Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the app is now available when the “health system is actively asking people to self-isolate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using this app is an alternative to visiting physicians face-to-face when you’re not sure if your symptoms are related to the novel coronavirus or at any other time.”
Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle adds the app “bridges time and distance for Albertans in need of expeditiously accessing a physician at no cost from the comfort of home, while simultaneously keeping our amazing health-care professionals protected.”
