Friday, 24 March, 2023

Aarogya Setu app helps identify 13,000 COVID-19 patients; alerts over 1.4 lakh 

<p>Aarogya Setu app has so far helped the authorities to identify around 13,000 COVID-19 patients. It has also alerted over 1.4 lakh people who had come in close contact with any infected persons. The government, following security concerns, issued stringent guidelines for processing of data collected through the app. Storage of data for more than six months is completely barred. The new guidelines also specify jail term if certain rules are violated.<br /> &nbsp;</p>