Coronavirus: How Karnataka is using technology to combat Coronavirus outbreak

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: April 15, 2020 03:48 PM2020-04-15T15:48:56+5:302020-04-15T15:49:15+5:30

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Coronavirus has lamented the whole world. The number of positive cases in India is increasing day by day. The total number of confirmed patients now stands at 11,000.

Coronavirus has created a worldwide climate of fear. All states are taking precautionary measures to prevent the growing infection while several countries have announced a lockdown.

India so far has succeeded in curbing the spread of the virus to a large extent. Given the current situation in India, the lockdown will continue till May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address to the nation.

With the help of technology, Karnataka is trying to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

The Karnataka government applauded the efforts of the Health Ministry at the recently concluded press conference.

Let us know what technology the Karnataka government is using to overcome the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The Karnataka Government Special Task Force has launched the Coronavirus watch app to let people know about the Coronavirus infection. The Corona Watch app is a location tracker app.

It alerts people about coronavirus infections. Also, through this app, watchmaking is done on people who have been quarantined for 14 days or have self isolation.

People who have been quarantined home in Karnataka. Those people are asked to upload a selfie every hour. Selfie monitoring uploaded to the app is from the Corona Virus Room.

If a home-quarantined person does not follow the rules, they are kept in the hospital quarantine. Coroner War Room Secretary Munish Mudgil has provided the information.

A group has been formed on the Telegram app by the Karnataka government. Named 'COVID-19 Karnataka: Sahaya Group'. This group includes thousands of people. This can include questions to doctors and specialists.

The government has formed a team of doctors to answer. This group provides basic information on how to protect against corona, how to prevent infection, and treatment.

With the help of task force mobile companies, tracking location, and preventing people from getting infected, is being done.

According to the Covid 19 India Portal, the number of people infected with coronas in Karnataka has increased to 247. So far 59 people have recovered. A Hindi website has reported this.