I fear there's a problem with the test. If you say "NO" to having any symptoms of Covid-19, it takes you through the process of seeing you can get tested. Say "YES" to symptoms, tells you not to bother. (!!!)

Contrast what I got by saying no vs what Dai got saying yes. https://t.co/08KjbIZHbx pic.twitter.com/qkYUUDOHeC

— Dave Lee (@DaveLeeFT) March 16, 2020

.@WHO is grateful for all the amazing work by @sundarpichai & @Google teams to help people stay safe, informed & connected during #COVID19 by:
-Enabling access to accurate information
-Fighting misinformation
-Enabling remote work & studying
-Supporting relief efforts & govs https://t.co/zoZecJkzqx

— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 16, 2020

A diagram unveiled at Trump’s Fri press conference is “eerily similar” to a website unveiled by Oscar Health that same day. Jared Kushner’s brother Joshua is a major investor in Oscar. The firm denied involvement w/ the announcement.

Per @russellbrandom: https://t.co/PRAb9ViXjT

— Vicky Ward (@VickyPJWard) March 16, 2020

If that's confusing, it's because Verily is saying that anyone showing symptoms (*severe* cough, shortness of breath, fever) are not meant for their screen and that they should seek medical attention elsewhere. https://t.co/EruYwOV2BF

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) March 16, 2020

Trump declared that Google would have a coronavirus test screening web site done "very quickly," but Verily, a subsidiary of Google's parent company, says it is still "in the early stages of development." ⁦@shearm⁩ ⁦@daiwaka⁩ https://t.co/8XD6atI6zj

— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) March 15, 2020

Google’s online Coronavirus screening tool seems to be working incorrectly. The process only triggers the screening process once you’ve answered “no” to having symptoms. https://t.co/whF1aez12f pic.twitter.com/cWJYIHh3Cv

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) March 16, 2020

“We are fully aligned and continue to work with the US Government to contain the spread of COVID-19, inform citizens, and protect the health of our communities. (1/6) https://t.co/eI1uXra6AB

— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) March 15, 2020

A useful reminder that software is not magic, nor a replacement for resilient institutions. https://t.co/EiPCdcpfOe

— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) March 16, 2020

When @lmatsakis and @brbarrett broke this story, they called Google, which directed the query to Verily. A spokesman for Verily is literally quoted in the piece.

Here's the original: https://t.co/piNlOyH0TM

And the follow-up: https://t.co/IxlgS4ukNt https://t.co/vJ8FyogTyp

— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) March 16, 2020

This is fine, it’s not like we need good coordination, leadership, and clear communication from the White House right now or anything https://t.co/Og4ybkphxw

— brianweeden (@brianweeden) March 15, 2020

Here's Verily's blog post about the website called Project Baseline. https://t.co/cQUDw2u97Z

Small side note: There's a G+ share button at the bottom of the post.

— Ken Yeung (@thekenyeung) March 16, 2020

Trump’s BS about the Google website may oddly have done some good. It seems to have forced the company to try to match the thing the President spun up. https://t.co/CSb3nDNS4f

— Nicholas Thompson (@nxthompson) March 16, 2020

If you fill out a coronavirus screening questionnaire at a doctors' office, hospital or through an appointment with a telemedicine provider, your medical data is covered by HIPAA.
Verily/Google, not so much: pic.twitter.com/mYkWFiZ2mv

— Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) March 16, 2020

NEW: Alphabet’s Verily has launched its COVID-19 screening site early!

To qualify for screening, it requires users login with a Google account, they must be able to speak + read English and agree to info potentially being shared with Google. More here:https://t.co/izXga4VD1P

— Jennifer Elias (@jenn_elias) March 16, 2020

An update from @sundarpichai on efforts going on at @Google to help with the COVID-19 situation (product changes to get people more timely info, basic science and research, funding support for external entities, adapting to virtual wfh for many, ...)https://t.co/IYPb47Cl2A

— Jeff Dean (@?) (@JeffDean) March 15, 2020

Trump lies about website.

Google says they don’t know what he’s talking about.

Media researches and tells the truth.

Trump panics and calls Google.

Google builds a local website.

So now there’s a website.

But no one needed a website, they needed tests.

And scene.

— Dave Pell (@davepell) March 16, 2020

False.

Media outlets contacted Google. Google said sister company Verily was in the "early stages" of developing a website for the Bay Area in particular. *More than 24 hours later,* Google changed its tune and said it is working with the federal government on a national site. pic.twitter.com/NdJmF34SmB

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) March 15, 2020

For real, Google? Turning COVID-19 screening into another data collection opportunity?

"To qualify for screening, it requires users to have a Google account and agree to information being potentially shared with Google." https://t.co/MVSl8uoOqr

— othermaciej (@othermaciej) March 16, 2020

President Trump just said reporters were reporting "fake news" about Google and the state of their developments. Below is proof that Google says they are in early stages of development which contradicts President Trump's claims. https://t.co/n3uV6YXib3

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 15, 2020

The site was Jared Kushner's rushed idea to calm the markets

The presented diagram also seems to have been Kushner’s work. It’s not reflective of Verily’s project, but is eerily similar to a website unveiled by Kushner-linked firm "Oscar Health" https://t.co/Q7JIoPZIZ4

— Nguyen #fbpe #fbr (@haaohaoo) March 16, 2020

My apology?

In the middle of the president's news conference on Friday, I wrote Google PR an email (left).

A few hours later, I got a reply from Verily, not Google (right). https://t.co/14Ubx9Vdw5 pic.twitter.com/gTFAQ9CMA1

— David Gura (@davidgura) March 15, 2020

Update: Verily said that having people sign in with their Google account allows it to connect them with tools -- like electronic screening -- it has built for Project Baseline, its research effort to collect comprehensive health data and map human health.

— Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) March 16, 2020

"Californians will be able to take an online COVID-19 screener survey… People who meet eligibility and requirements for testing will be directed to mobile testing sites based on capacity, where they will complete a nasal swab test"

Google/Alphabet blog:https://t.co/7ci4hiJOAT pic.twitter.com/aqbdl1RB02

— Wolfie Christl (@WolfieChristl) March 15, 2020

Simple question - @sundarpichai @Google_Comms @coreydu -- Did we call? If you're interested in fighting misinformation, this would be a good place to start. https://t.co/SJCUqouprW

— Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) March 15, 2020

This is basically a Sharpie incident:

1. Get basic facts wrong
2. Clean it up by lying https://t.co/q2n7bRsOwZ

— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) March 15, 2020

Here is an answer from a Verily spokesperson. The tool is working as intended so that those who are “seriously ill” do not come to test sites that are unprepared to provide treatment. https://t.co/vbQK5OZQgF pic.twitter.com/BSPoHUcs3W

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) March 16, 2020

NYT coverage yesterday reporting Google was caught off guard by Trump’s Friday statement, including Verily spox who says the project is only ‘in the early stages of development’ and planning a pilot rollout. https://t.co/3ptdkHgciZ https://t.co/eSrqY42Cg4

— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) March 15, 2020

Yesterday, we asked @google if they would pledge to not collect our health data if we used their tool to screen for Coronavirus.

Today, we guess we have an answer: https://t.co/RnUdtj7hCq

— Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) March 16, 2020

The Fake and Corrupt News never called Google. They said this was not true. Even in times such as these, they are not truthful. Watch for their apology, it won’t happen. More importantly, thank you to Google! https://t.co/AuvpbXNouW

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 15, 2020

“Google is partnering with the US Government in developing a nationwide website that includes information about COVID-19 symptoms, risk and testing information. (2/6)

— Google Communications (@Google_Comms) March 15, 2020

So those with any Coronavirus symptoms are going to be turned away in this version of Verily’s screening. Based on questions it’s only meant to find folks that don’t show symptoms, have traveled to high risk areas, and work in places w/ possible exposure. Not sure how this helps.

— Ryan Mac ? (@RMac18) March 16, 2020

To use the Google/Verily screening program to see if you're eligible for COVID-19 testing, you have to create a Google account or connect it your existing Google account.
This is both a barrier to entry and a major privacy problem pic.twitter.com/L9j5ZDIFGp

— Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) March 16, 2020

Verily also said it would not connect the data people provided for flu-screening purposes with data in their Google account without consent. pic.twitter.com/UXiZooSjFI

— Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) March 16, 2020

Dear @realDonaldTrump: The next few months are going to be very difficult. We all have to work together. It is not helpful for you to keep misleading the American people. Google is not, and never was, building a nationwide test screening website. That’s what their statement says. https://t.co/xuxJYMTI1A

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 15, 2020

Your personal and COV-related data may also be shared with services providers, "including but not limited to" Google + Salesforce: pic.twitter.com/52nBYu42mE

— Natasha Singer (@natashanyt) March 16, 2020

Interesting. After many reporters asked Google what the president was talking about and getting a very narrow response — it’s just a pilot for the Bay Area — the company a day later offers a lengthier statement that seems to parrot what Trump said.

What changed? https://t.co/zQ0YwzkH9V

— Edmund Lee (@edmundlee) March 15, 2020

Verily's Project Baseline is already at capacity pic.twitter.com/mOuiSfLy8P

— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) March 16, 2020

Important analysis. The privacy tradeoffs this country is going to be asked to swallow to fight the pandemic with services built by the private sector and used outside the clinical context need scrutiny. https://t.co/qo6QJic43a

— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) March 16, 2020

After all that, Verily’s site arrived late last night. It is indeed region-limited, requires a Google account to use, and actively turns away people who have symptoms https://t.co/UfWZpX3AgL pic.twitter.com/jaAxJRQufp

— nilay patel (@reckless) March 16, 2020

This is a huge problem. Why can’t Google offer the tool without its usual data-scraping, privacy-invading practices? https://t.co/pbnnon4c5M

— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@pnjaban) March 16, 2020

In truth, the project at Verily — which has a total of about 1,000 employees — is in its infancy. A pilot program is planned for the San Francisco.Testing locations have not been identified, and the coronavirus tests themselves are not yet widely availablehttps://t.co/D3pw1PGEGa

— MsKittty Fighting LGBTQ & Democracy! (@KitttyMs) March 15, 2020

NEW: Microsoft Bing team launches COVID-19 trackerhttps://t.co/Ft6dbbuQzg pic.twitter.com/KxY3nwvj8c

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) March 15, 2020

Microsoft Bing team launches COVID-19 tracker: https://t.co/mgqDtx2dCh (by ZDNet's @campuscodi)

— Mary Jo Foley (@maryjofoley) March 16, 2020

Microsoft Bing team launches COVID-19 tracker https://t.co/SPYAK9kNkr

— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) March 16, 2020

Microsoft Bing team launches COVID-19 tracker https://t.co/TWQ7FIjhrn by @campuscodi

— ZDNet (@ZDNet) March 15, 2020

A coronavirus screening pilot website for some California counties has been launched by a sister company of Google. https://t.co/0R4wIkVjs0

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 16, 2020

The Google-backed coronavirus screening website touted by Trump last week, open to residents in two counties in Northern California, reached capacity and stopped accepting appointments on its first full day of operation https://t.co/k6Fdlj3nyy via @technology

— Peter Tinti (@petertinti) March 16, 2020

The Google-backed coronavirus screening website touted by Trump last week reached capacity and stopped accepting appointments on its first full day of operation https://t.co/De1HauKnq8 via @technology

— Alistair Barr (@alistairmbarr) March 16, 2020

The coronavirus test screening website run by Google's parent company reached capacity and stopped accepting appointments on its first full day of operation https://t.co/XbEWx2KRJ1

— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) March 16, 2020