Workday and IBM have announced an expanded partnership and a new joint solution to help enterprise players in their return to the office. In order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, a number of governments and other authorities worldwide quickly imposed lockdowns which forced businesses and offices to close. This, in turn, forced a transition for many of us to working from home, and while some may remain remote for the foreseeable future, others will be asked to return to the office. How to do so safely is a matter of importance and it is the responsibility of business and community leaders to make sure everything possible is done to reduce the risk of causing a COVID-19 outbreak. Blanket legislation can only go so far when it comes to preparing businesses to return to the office on the ground.

A whole lot has changed in the past month, and, for once, we're not talking about innovation and the IoT (Internet of Things). The COVID-19 pandemic is raging in the U.S., and industries are feeling the effect. In the midst of so much uncertainty, can IoT technologies rise to the challenge and help society solve its most pressing challenges, which have changed so drastically in the past several weeks? Can innovative individuals and companies leverage emerging technologies like AI (artificial intelligence) to address issues arising from COVID-19 now, or can they prevent similar situations from unfolding in the future? Can a supercomputer help identify the most effective treatments for COVID-19?

This tutorial takes you through building a simple Node.js application that is connected to a COVID-19 chatbot using the Watson Assistant APIs. The steps are taken from this assistant-simple repository and adopted for 2020 Call for Code challenge. You can use this tutorial as a starting template for the COVID-19 challenge. Create a COVID-19 chatbot and connect it to data sources You need to get the credentials from that chatbot to use in your Node.js application: You will be taken to Watson Assistant launch page. Click Service Credentials to view the service credentials.