FILE - Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen photographed on coronavirus COVID-19 illustration graphic background on March 25, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP)PITTSBURGH - At the beginning of April, Carnegie Mellon University announced a partnership with Facebook and Google in gathering data about U.S.
residents who are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19.The goal, according to the university, is to collect information that could help researchers in forecasting the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.Some Facebook users are shown a link at the top of their news feed that will lead them to an optional survey.