Clubbed together for comfort during COVID-19, here’s the rise of ‘unlabelled virtual wards’ on social media
The Hindu
Audio drop-in apps like Clubhouse and Spotify Greenroom are seeing spontaneous rooms of COVID-positive people, helping each other through quarantine virtually
A cough. A sniffle. A bit of Prateek Kuhad can be heard in the background, amid an ongoing conversation about the new season of Rick and Morty. This is the scene in an unlabelled Clubhouse Room for people currently fighting COVID-19 and seeking virtual comfort. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click to subscribe for free.)More Related News

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