Except from Facebook owner Mark Z.

We've worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) on a way to get authoritative information about coronavirus sent directly to your WhatsApp.

With WHO Health Alerts, you can receive their daily situation report, which has the latest numbers of cases by country around the world, as well as tips on how to protect yourself, and answers to frequently asked questions that you can easily send to friends and family.

So many people wanted this service that even before we could announce it, people shared the link around WhatsApp and almost half a million people had already signed up.

To sign up, just tap this link if you have WhatsApp installed:

http:///who-covid-19-whatsapp