GoodSAM, a similar app for alerting responders to heart-attacks in the UK, was used to coordinate volunteers during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

GoodSAM, a similar app for alerting responders to heart-attacks in the UK, was used to coordinate volunteers during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Vulnerable people who could not go out to buy groceries for themselves, people dealing with health issues while isolating, etc. were connected with those who could help them. I really believe this kind of infrastructure is a genuine public good, for more reasons than just heart attack response times.