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Coronavirus: How Karnataka is using technology to combat Coronavirus outbreak

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: April 15, 2020 15:49 IST

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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.
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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.
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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.
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With the help of technology, Karnataka is trying to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
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The Karnataka government applauded the efforts of the Health Ministry at the recently concluded press conference.
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Let us know what technology the Karnataka government is using to overcome the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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With the help of task force mobile companies, tracking location, and preventing people from getting infected, is being done.
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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.
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