The University of Nebraska recently launched a new mobile app, 1-Check COVID, to help guide the screening of large groups of individuals concerned that they might have COVID-19 and to help first responders and other health care providers determine a person’s likelihood of carrying the disease.

 Launched for iOS phones, that app now is available on Google Play for anyone on Android phones.

 “We’re pleased to make this resource available to Android users,” said Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold, chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “By expanding the platform, we can continue to help our Nebraska communities and beyond navigate important symptoms of the coronavirus.”

The app enables the users to privately answer a series of questions and assess their risk of having COVID-19. Based on the user’s input, the screening app will issue a “low-risk,” “urgent risk” or “emergent risk” assessment and guide the individual user and up to six family and friends toward possible next steps specific to their needs.

– UNMC