Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams and Skype are all free, though Teams and Zoom have paid versions too. You can be sillier on non Zoom apps.
Author: Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
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Trump announces Google will launch coronavirus site – just don’t expect it anytime soon
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