Telechronics (Ademar Days of opinion): coronavirus, COVID-19 and more of the same.
Staying at home is the number one measure to combat the pandemic COVID-19.
And the duty asks us that we stay at home, SNS24 the site now allows to self rapid diagnosis of new coronavirus.
Yet it is assumed that if you have any kind of symptoms orders are to stay at home and call the Health 24 (number 808 24 24 24). But you can always perform a self diagnosis… knowing that this is not a clinical diagnostic tool, It is not a medical consultation and not a substitute for a health care professional.
In Symptoms Evaluator the user only has to enter some information, and the tool does the rest.
At the end it receives a report indicating the possibility, or not, infetado to be coronavirus (COVID-19).
This is the link: https://www.sns24.gov.pt/avaliar-sintomas/?intro-sc=covid-19
Or quarantine self-isolation, in a way or another, by being more time at home away from friends and family, many of us have, of course, offset this gap with social networks, Apps messaging and video calls.
According to CNet website increased the number of video calls recorded by Facebook, an increase of 70% in video calls registered by the end of last week, with time spent on each call to have doubled. The trend is also common to WhatsApp, application which registered double the video calls over the last year.
Along with this increased flow of video calls, the technology giants are seeking to combat the spread of 'fake news' and to promote content and relevant information that helps Internet users to keep up to date in relation to Covid-19.
And it is this same flow increase that led to approval, Monday, day 23 March, the Decree-Law # 10-D / 2020 which gives permission to communication operators in Portugal to block online services – streaming como a Netflix e a HBO, as well as online games – in case of need.
The measure is intended to prevent the maintenance of critical services of the State, preventing the fact that the highest number of internet users than normal can harm the functioning of public services. So, businesses "must give priority to the continued provision of critical services".
"Companies providing public communications networks or electronic communications services accessible to the public are authorized to perform other network management measures and traffic, in particular block, relaxation, change, restriction or degrading content, for specific applications or services, or specific categories thereof, which is strictly necessary to achieve the objectives pursued by Decree-Law ", It can be read in the decree-law.
In the same sense, Netflix will temporarily reduce the quality of streaming in Europe temporarily
The company agreed, to the European Union, to reduce the quality of streaming in Europe during 30 days to reduce Internet traffic.
“Netflix decided to reduce the bit rates in all streams of Europe during 30 days. (...) We estimate that this will reduce traffic to Netflix in European networks in about 25 Percent, also ensuring a good quality of service to our subscribers”, said a representative of Netflix to TechCrunch.
The bit rate is what determines the size and video quality / audio files. Usually, the higher the bit rate, the higher the quality of the video. In the case of Netflix, the higher the quality of the video, spend more traffic.
And in video games, the latest Steam use numbers show that users of records at the same time have been being beaten and constantly exceeded. The information disclosed now shows that in all were 22 million concurrent users.
Despite all the problems that brings this mandatory isolation, these are excellent numbers for services with Steam, thus attract more users and can ensure the occupation that many need.
In deep, thus, video games prove that they are an excellent ally in the fight against the new coronavirus, The COVID-19, particularly for the simple reason that we are at home to play.
Stay at home!
