Advantages of Aarogya Setu App – Bluetooth Based COVID-19 Tracker App

The Indian government is stepping up its efforts to make credible information about the novel coronavirus accessible to the masses with the launch of a new tracking app, Aarogya Setu. (COVID-19).

Aarogya Setu, the government’s COVID-tracker app, is helping govt in contact tracing, and also raised one’s alert level if one was in the vicinity of someone who had been tested COVID-19 positive. A high-powered committee, led by Niti Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant, has recommended extended and expanded use of Arogya Setu even after the lockdown to monitor and control the spread of diseases.

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Aarogya Setu is a mobile application developed by the Government of India to connect essential health services with the people of India in our combined fight against COVID-19.

The App is aimed at augmenting the initiatives of the Government of India, particularly the Department of Health, in proactively reaching out to and informing the users of the app regarding risks, best practices and relevant advisories pertaining to the containment of COVID-19.

Aarogya Setu basically allows users to assess if they are at risk of coronavirus infection by testing if they have intentionally or unknowingly come into contact with individuals who have been tested positive for COVID-19.

The new app is available for both Android and iOS users and can be downloaded from the Play Store or the Apple App Store. According to the description of the app, the purpose of the app is to “increase” efforts to “proactively” educate people about “the best practices and appropriate advice concerning the containment of COVID-19.”

Aarogya Setu – Bluetooth based COVID-19 Tracker App

Aarogya Setu supports up to 11 different Indian languages, including Hindi and English, and needs Location and Bluetooth connectivity to assess if you have recently come into touch with a successful COVID-19 patient. People will first need to register their mobile number before using the Aarogya Setu app.

The app also asks users for their certificate, but this move is optional. The government also says that the data contained in the device is “encrypted” and does not involve any third-party vendors. The app will even inform you whether or not you are in a secure place. Android users will also be sending live tweets from the Ministry of Health.

The privacy policy of the app makes it clear that user data will not be exchanged with third parties. It clearly states that “Your data will only be shared with the Government of India. The app does not require your name and mobile number to be revealed to the general public at any time.

Features of Aarogya Setu COVID-19 App:

• The app will alert users if they come in proximity to an infected person.
• Inform users about best practices and relevant medical advisories.
• The app is privacy first by design and available in android and iOS.
• The app has a highly scalable architecture and is available in 11 languages.
• It is really easy to set up this app in your mobile phone you have to only download this app from play store and you just choose your language and giving them a permission of bluetooth and location access because then will inform that how far your from coronavirus patient.

Download Aarogya Setu App from Google Playstore

Download Aarogya Setu App from iOS APP Store

Advantages of Aarogya Setu App

• This app tracks your location and helps you see whether any person is infected with Corona in your area through the Bluetooth.
• It also alerts you if you are passing through a locality where coronavirus positive cases are found
• It recongnizes the corona infected people in an around your mobile bluetooth range
• Aarogya Setu also shows you toll-free government helplines from all states and Union Territories.
• The app also directs users to public health advisories, hygiene tips, dos and don’ts, myth busters, and other useful information.
• Giving utmost security to your private details in the mobile, this app strictly doesn’t share your data with any third-party.
• The app aims to tell people about the ‘best’ practices they can follow and the apt sources they can refer to so that people can cope well with the ongoing virus outbreak.
• You will be alerted if someone you have come in close proximity of even unknowingly, tests COVID-19 positive.

Government measures to prevent corona (COVID-19)

Here are just some of the guidelines and guidance recently issued by the MoHFW (for a complete list click here):

• Advisory on social distancing measure in view of the spread of COVID-19 disease.
• Guidelines to states/UTs for quarantine of passengers for COVID 19 coming from China, Democratic Republic of Korea, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Iran for airport screening.
• Discharge policy for a suspect or confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases.
• Guidelines on clinical management of severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) in suspect/confirmed novel coronavirus (nCoV) cases.
• Guidance on surveillance for human infection with 2019-to.
• National guidelines for infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities.
• Guidance for sample collection, packaging and transportation for novel coronavirus.
• Guidelines on the use of masks by the public.
• Guidelines for home quarantine.
• Standard operating procedure (SOP) for COVID-19 management – international cruise ships at major Indian ports.

How to Protect Yourself & Others

• There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19).
• The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus.
• The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.
• These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
• Some recent studies have suggested that COVID-19 may be spread by people who are not showing symptoms.

Everyone Should:

Clean your hands often

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.

Avoid close contact

• Avoid close contact with people who are sick
• Stay home as much as possible.pdf icon external icon
• Put distance between yourself and other people.
• Remember that some people without symptoms may be able to spread a virus.
• Keeping distance from others is especially important for people who are at higher risk of getting very sick