Coronavirus: India Reports 591 Cases, 20 Deaths in Past 24 Hours, Total Tally at 5865 | 10 Points
New Delhi: Despite taking strict measures, the coronavirus cases in the country continued to rise as the officials of the Union Ministry of Health on Thursday said that the death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 169 and the number of cases climbed to 5,865 in the country. Also Read - Operation SHIELD: Delhi Govt’s New Plan to Combat Coronavirus Pandemic | All You Need to Know
1) The country on Thursday recorded an increase of 591 cases and 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in an update. Also Read - ‘Fantastic Usage of Technology to Combat Coronavirus’: PM Modi Urges All to Use Aarogya Setu App
2) The Ministry further added that the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,218, as many as 477 people have been cured and discharged and one has migrated. Also Read - Coronavirus in Maharashtra: Mumbai's Dharavi Reports Third Death in Less Than 24 Hours; Area Sealed
3) Out of the 20 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Ministry said that eight were from Maharashtra, three each from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, two from Jammu and Kashmir and one each from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
4) In the whole country, Maharashtra reported highest number of COVID-19 deaths at 72, followed by Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh with each recording 16 deaths and Delhi at nine. Punjab and Tamil Nadu have reported eight fatalities each while Telangana has recorded seven deaths.
5) As per updates, the number of cases has gone up to 442 in Telangana, while Uttar Pradesh has 410 cases and Rajasthan 383. Andhra Pradesh has reported 348 cases, while Kerala has 345 COVID-19 patients.
6) Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that people humiliating medical professionals, who are on the frontline of the battle against novel coronavirus, should be named and shamed.
7) Vardhan said that that social distancing and lockdown are the most potent social vaccine at the moment to combat coronavirus.
“We are part of the World Health Organisation solidarity trial where we are working on vaccine. All the scientific work that is related to management of COVID-19 pandemic is going on. I strongly feel that social distancing and lockdown are the most potent social vaccine at the moment. As long as we do not have a vaccine, social distancing right now and lockdown remains the most potent social vaccine. This is a point that needs to be underlined right now,” he said.
8) Meanwhile, the Central government has granted Rs 15,000 crores for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’.
9) Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has instructed senior government officers to seal COVID-19 hotspots in 15 districts of the state.
10) On the other hand, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has also instructed Principal Secretary and Collector of Health Department to seal the areas in Korba’s Katghora where seven cases of COVID-19 have been reported.
Govt discontinues Corona Kavach, Aarogya Setu is now India’s go-to COVID-19 tracking app
© Provided by The Financial Express Govt discontinues Corona Kavach, Aarogya Setu is now India’s go-to COVID-19 tracking app
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Not that it's a surprise or anything but the Government of India has officially discontinued Corona Kavach, just a few days after launching an even more comprehensive COVID-19 tracking app called Aarogya Setu. The Government of India is notifying all citizens that "the Corona Kavach app has been discontinued, (and) it has been further developed and a new app Aarogya Setu has been launched by GOI. Please uninstall the Corona Kavach app and install the Aarogya Setu app from (Google) Play Store and (Apple) App Store."
In simple terms, Aarogya Setu is India's go-to COVID-19 tracking app now replacing Corona Kavach for all intents and purposes. Having two different apps, serving more or less the same purpose, didn't make any sense in the first place. To be fair, Corona Kavach was only available in beta for Android devices, still, it was one of the first few 'verified' apps put out by the Government of India to help users track COVID-19 cases in their vicinity, so they could stay away from the proverbial hot zones. Corona Kavach was developed by the National e-Governance Division of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in association with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW).
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The Government of India never disclosed the number of people that signed up or registered for Corona Kavach beta testing, but chances are, the number may not be very high — especially when compared to Aarogya Setu. A simple search on the Google Play Store, where the app is still available for some reason, suggests it has been installed by over 10 lakh people. Aarogya Setu, in contrast, has been installed by over 50 lakh people — it is the top free app in India on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store as of filing this report.
There are many reasons why Aarogya Setu has become 'viral' in India. The biggest reason, of course, being that it is the first 'comprehensive' COVID-19 tracking app from the Government of India. Unlike Corona Kavach, Aarogya Setu is fully stable and rolling out for all users on both Android and iOS. And the Government of India is being very vocal in promoting it across platforms. For instance, Aarogya Setu is being recommended by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE board) across schools and other educational institutions, spreading awareness about the app.
Unlike Corona Kavach, which was a bare-bones COVID-19 location tracking app relying on people manually sharing their coronavirus stats to let others know as and when they come in contact with someone 'positive,' Aarogya Setu uses Bluetooth and GPS to inform you when you might possibly be at risk of exposure. While GPS tracks your location in real time, Bluetooth tracks if and when you come in close proximity with someone with novel coronavirus - up to a distance of 6 feet. The most important aspect of Aarogya Setu is that it has access to the Government of India's database of known cases.
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