Aarogya Setu app helped in identifying Covid-19 clusters: WHO
WHO on Aargoya Setu App: The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, lauded Aarogya Setu, a Covid-19 contact tracing app initiated by the Government of India.
The Aarogya Setu App has been mandated by the Government of India in almost every guideline or SOPs announced to contain the spread of COVID-19.
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During the media briefing, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the need to implement “tried and tested public health tools” that include self-isolation and contract tracing to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission.
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Besides, Tedros said that mobile applications were making these tools more “effective”. He said that the Aarogya Setu app in India, downloaded by 150 million users, was one such technology.
It has helped city public departments to identify the areas where COVID-19 clusters could be anticipated and increase testing in a targeted way, he said.
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The Government of India launched the Aarogya Setu, COVID-19 contact tracing app, in April to alert people when they come in close contact with an infected person.
It also alerts users if they can get infected with the virus.
Apart from India, Ghebreyesus mentioned the contract tracing app from countries like Germany (Corona Warn app) and United Kingdom (NHS’s Covid-19 app) among the others.
He also emphasised that WHO was working with these countries to evaluate the effectiveness of digital applications.
WHO chief had, earlier, praised India’s efforts in containing the spread of coronavirus in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum.
-PTC News
