Monitor COVID Symptoms with the Apple Watch
Apple Watch owners may soon have an advantage when it comes to tracking COVID-19. A study from earlier this year suggests the Apple Watch can detect the minor changes in a person’s heart rate variability that happens in response to illness. The Watch may be able to detect COVID-19 up to a week before symptoms start to appear. Apple is collaborating with the University of Washington School of Medicine, the Seattle Flu Study, and the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine to study the Watch’s role in managing COVID-19. The study uses heart sensor data from the Apple Watch and couples it with weekly surveys from the study’s participants to predict a person’s risk of COVID-19.