Facebook Unveils New 'Care' Reactions to Help Express Responses to COVID-19

[SaraGonzales]

After it was spotted in testing late last month, Facebook has now officially unveiled its new 'Care' Reactions for both Facebook and Messenger, which will provide another quick response option for COVID-19 related updates.

Facebook 'Care' Reaction
As you can see here, on Facebook, the 'Care' Reaction depicts a smiley face character hugging a heart, and will be the seventh Reaction added to the set.

On Messenger, you'll now have the option to change the existing 'Heart' response to a purple, beating animation of the same.

Facebook 'Care' Reaction on Messenger
Facebook says that the new Reaction will give users another way to express a relevant emotion amid the current crisis, and better connect with other users.