6 digital platforms that offers support during Coronavirus outbreak

The country has been exploring every step in their capacity to combat and contain the rapid spread of COVID -19. Here is a list of some of the medtech platforms and solution being deployed in India to curb the virus : Corona kavach tracking app The Government has launched a coronavirus risk-tracking app called Corona Kavach.’ Jointly developed by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the app uses a person’s location to assess whether they are in the high risk geographical zone or not. Abbott laboratories molecular point-of-care test Abbott Laboratories on Friday announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued the Emergency Use Authorisation for the fastest available molecular point-of-care test to check for Covid-19.The test can detect positive results in five minutes, while negative results take about 13 minutes. Mylab discovery coronavirus testing kit Mylab Discovery, in the western city of Pune, became the first Indian firm to get full approval to make and sell testing kits. Narendra Modi, India’s Prime Minister, said on Saturday that citizens in the country can text a WhatsApp bot called MyGov Corona Helpdesk to get instant authoritative answers to their coronavirus queries such as the symptoms of the viral disease and how they could seek help.