MAHAKAVACH
MahaKavach has been invented by the Maharashtra State Innovation Society and the National Health Authority.
It tracks suspected COVID-19 cases and those quarantined in facilities across Maharashtra. It is essentially a geo-fencing app that tracks the user’s location to determine if they came in close contact with infected people.
MahaKavach urges citizens to contribute to the state’s contact tracing process by sharing location history and contacts of people they may have met or travelled with. It is being used by government officials to identify people who defy quarantine instructions. So, for instance, if a COVID-19 suspect goes beyond a pre-defined radius, the app automatically alerts local health authorities, who take disciplinary action.
Users can update their quarantine status, testing dates, and other relevant health information on the app.
Other states have their own versions of this monitoring app.
AAROGYA SETU
Aarogya Setu is a popular app, which has crossed 50 lakh downloads so far.
It helps in identifying a COVID19 patient from a distance. The alerts are generated by government-owned, location-specific databases.
Delivery staff of ecommerce businesses are encouraged to use this.
Users are advised to keep Location and BlueTooth on, in their devices.
Read more at: https://yourstory.com/2020/04/coronavirus-contact-tracing-patient-monitoring-apps-india
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