# Information Seekers The CHIME app offers insights into how the pandemic may develop over time in your region may develop over time, based on the success of social distancing and other factors. It can help hospitals to understand the potential patient load in overflow scenarios and the burden of need for intensive care and ventilation. It also serves as an interactive demonstration of the positive effects of social distancing, a critical public health measure to limit the spread of COVID-19. ## --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://code-for-philly.gitbook.io/chime/purpose/information-seekers.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.