README.md

COVID-19 Heroes Bot

A Telegram bot that allows frontline healthcare workers to log any symptom they are experiencing, get best practice information, get logistical assistance and provide creative ways to distress.

Goal

1. Log any symptom
2. Get best practice information
3. Get logistical assistance
4. Provide creative ways to distress

This bot extends the starter kit from here

Note: Optionally, the data collected by the bot can be pushed to Google spreadsheet. To enable this functionality google-spreadsheet package is used (more detail). Take a look at the .env file to turn this on/off. You also need to set up a Google project & enable the sheets API (more detail)

Build Setup

# copy .env.example file to .env and populate the required credentials
# populate the Telegram bot credentials in .env

# install dependencies 
$ npm install

# run app.js
$ node app.js

Contribute

Please see these guidelines

Resources

• https://govinsider.asia/innovation/singapore-coronavirus-whatsapp-covid19-open-government-products-govtech

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Redet Getachew 💻

Mike Endale 💻

Amir 💻

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!