Johns Hopkins-supported App to Guide Covid Patients at Home in India
3 years, 6 months ago

Johns Hopkins-supported App to Guide Covid Patients at Home in India

News 18  

A team of developers in India has created a new app that is supported by Johns Hopkins University in the US and designed to guide people isolating at home after testing Covid-19 positive, right on their smartphones. The Vee+ Svasa app — developed by Bengaluru and New York-headquartered IT services company Vee Technologies, and made possible by the Valliappa Foundation — delivers educational videos, information about accessing local medical care and Covid vaccines, and other content sourced by medical experts, right to users’ smartphones. Created by a team of software developers of Vee Technologies located in Bengaluru and Salem, the app has sourced content and expertise of medical practitioners at Johns Hopkins University and Medicine in the US, the company said in a statement. “We reached out to Johns Hopkins India Institute to give access to the globally accepted standard of care protocols for home isolation cases. The information and health protocols presented in the app come only from authentic sources, such as Johns Hopkins University, the Indian Council of Medical Research as well as the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

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Rapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks
2 years, 10 months ago

Rapid COVID-19 home tests surge in India, experts flag risks

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — On New Year’s Eve, the Indian government wrote to states encouraging them to promote the use of COVID-19 home tests, especially for people who are experiencing symptoms, in a bid to avoid straining local health systems. “If I had to guess, maybe only 20% of people using home tests are reporting it,” said K Srinath Reddy, president …

Gurugram: Mobile teams to keep tabs on COVID patients in home isolation
3 years ago

Gurugram: Mobile teams to keep tabs on COVID patients in home isolation

India TV News  

Highlights Health authorities have set up 9 mobile units to keep tabs on patients isolated at home due to COVID According to district Health Dept, 98 pc of active patients are in home isolation These patients have few or no symptoms of the coronavirus infection The health authorities in Gurugram have set up nine mobile units to keep tabs on …

US eager to involve Indian investigators in clinical trials on COVID-19, says Anthony Fauci
3 years, 7 months ago

US eager to involve Indian investigators in clinical trials on COVID-19, says Anthony Fauci

Firstpost  

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a long history of collaboration with its counterpart agencies in India, Fauci said at the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum Washington: America’s top infectious disease specialist Dr Anthony Fauci on Thursday said his country is eager to involve Indian investigators in global clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of …

Indian Investigators to Actively Take Part in US Clinical Trials on Covid-19, Announces Dr Anthony Fauci
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Investigators to Actively Take Part in US Clinical Trials on Covid-19, Announces Dr Anthony Fauci

News 18  

Talking at an event organised by the US-India Strategic and Partnership forum on Thursday, America’s top infectious disease specialist Dr Anthony Fauci said his country is eager to involve Indian investigators in global clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Covid-19 therapeutics. We also are eager to involve Indian investigators in sites in global clinical trials to evaluate …

Covid-19 Resource Toolkit: Newly launched websites and applications you should know
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Resource Toolkit: Newly launched websites and applications you should know

India TV News  

The second wave and unprecedented rise in Covid-19 in India has wreaked havoc and left many people helpless looking for oxygen cylinders, vacant beds, ICU support, vaccine, mental health counselling, especially in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Pune being the worst-hit areas. Like-minded people, self taught developers, experts from IT sector, state government and others have joined hands to …

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus
3 years, 7 months ago

From Testing Kits to Anti-COVID Gears: What Education Institutes Contributed to Fight Against Coronavirus

News 18  

As India is battling COVID-19, the universities and higher education institutes across the country have joined the fight against the pandemic. Let’s look at what Education Institutes have Contributed to India’s Fight Against COVID-19 IIM Lucknow’s Information Portal: Amrita Singh, a software engineer and a student of IIM Lucknow has developed a web portal offering a list of initiatives to …

‘You cannot do anything’: Indian American doctors struggle with COVID-19 crisis back home
3 years, 7 months ago

‘You cannot do anything’: Indian American doctors struggle with COVID-19 crisis back home

LA Times  

Dr. Sunita Puri, who is trying to rally funds to send supplies to India for the COVID-19 crisis, is photographed at Keck Hospital of USC in Los Angeles on Friday, May 7, 2021. The American healthcare system relies disproportionately on Indian doctors, with 1 out of 10 physicians in the U.S. identifying as Indian — the majority of whom were …

How to Find COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing Centres in India on Google Maps, Search and Assistant
3 years, 8 months ago

How to Find COVID-19 Vaccine, Testing Centres in India on Google Maps, Search and Assistant

News 18  

India’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis continues to be a monumental task, and people from all walks of life are coming together online to provide aid and relief. Notably, existing platforms such as Google Maps, Assistant, and Search have added a slew of features to help Indians find the nearest COVID-19 vaccine and testing centres around their locations. To check …

Finding A COVID Hospital Becomes Easier As Truecaller Adds COVID Hospital Directory For All Users
3 years, 8 months ago

Finding A COVID Hospital Becomes Easier As Truecaller Adds COVID Hospital Directory For All Users

News 18  

Truecaller, the popular call identification app for smartphones, is now adding a new COVID Hospital Directory for all users in India. The COVID Hospital Directory will be available for all Truecaller users using the Android app, and irrespective of whether you are on the free-tier or have a Truecaller Premium or Truecaller Gold subscription. The COVID Hospital Directory can be …

Co-WIN app for COVID-19 vaccination: Should you register yourself? Here’s what govt says
3 years, 11 months ago

Co-WIN app for COVID-19 vaccination: Should you register yourself? Here’s what govt says

Live Mint  

India is all set to commence the "world's largest vaccination drive", starting from tomorrow. To monitor the inoculation drive and track the listed beneficiaries for vaccination on a real-time basis, the central government has developed Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network or Co-WIN application. Co-WIN will facilitate real time information of vaccine stocks, storage temperature during the COVID-19 vaccination drive, Prime Minister's …

Co-WIN app: How to register for COVID-19 vaccine, documents required and more
4 years ago

Co-WIN app: How to register for COVID-19 vaccine, documents required and more

India TV News  

Co-WIN Coronavirus Vaccine tracking app: The coronavirus pandemic has been with us for more than a year now. The Centre has a new mobile app called, 'Co-WIN App', through which the users will be able to self-register for the coronavirus vaccine. Co-WIN app: How to register for COVID-19 vaccine Citizens who are not frontline health workers will be able to …

Co-WIN app likely to be used for COVID-19 India vaccine rollout, what is it and how to register
4 years ago

Co-WIN app likely to be used for COVID-19 India vaccine rollout, what is it and how to register

India Today  

The health ministry of India has developed an app to monitor real-time COVID vaccine delivery. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan announced the Co-WIN app during a press conference. There are five modules in Co-WIN app - administrator module, registration module, vaccination module, beneficiary acknowledgment module and report module,” Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan was quoted by PTI as saying. Bhushan said that …

Co-WIN Coronavirus Vaccine App Will Let Indians Register for COVID Vaccine: How It Will Work
4 years ago

Co-WIN Coronavirus Vaccine App Will Let Indians Register for COVID Vaccine: How It Will Work

News 18  

India is one of the many countries preparing for a coronavirus vaccine rollout in the coming months. To ensure smooth distribution of the vaccine in a country like India, the government last month announced a Co-WIN app that will help agencies track the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as well as enable citizens of the country to register for the vaccination …

COVID-19 in Delhi: Officials to ensure home isolation norms strictly followed
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19 in Delhi: Officials to ensure home isolation norms strictly followed

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, the Delhi government has directed district health teams to visit patients under home isolation to ensure that they follow all norms, while the RT-PCR testing capacity has been raised to 37,000 tests a day to tackle the situation. As many as 411 ICU beds have been added in …

Visit Covid-19 Patients Under Home Isolation, Ensure They Follow Isolation Norms: Delhi Govt to Officials
4 years, 1 month ago

Visit Covid-19 Patients Under Home Isolation, Ensure They Follow Isolation Norms: Delhi Govt to Officials

News 18  

The Delhi government has directed district officials to visit COVID-19 patients under home isolation and ensure that they follow isolation rules, a move that comes amid instances of such people flouting norms in the national capital. “Analysis of cases emerging from entertainment areas, markets, workplaces and metro-like services should be immediately conducted to identify possible clusters and immediate containment measures …

Coronavirus: Uttar Pradesh Government Allows Home Isolation For Asymptomatic Patients
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Uttar Pradesh Government Allows Home Isolation For Asymptomatic Patients

ABP News  

With the increase in the number of Coronavirus cases in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday decided to allow home isolation of asymptomatic patients only if all protocols related to the disease are followed. During a review meeting of Coronavirus pandemic with Team-11, the chief minister stressed that a large number of asymptomatic Covid-19 patients are …

Home isolation has instilled confidence in people to face the infection | Analysis
4 years, 5 months ago

Home isolation has instilled confidence in people to face the infection | Analysis

Hindustan Times  

The steep increase in the number of Covid-19 patients at the end of May led the Delhi government to tweak its strategy. The Delhi government identified more Covid-19 patients for home isolation, while simultaneously augmenting hospital care for serious patients. Revised home isolation guidelines have been released by the health ministry The Arvind Kejriwal-led government released easy-to-understand guidelines and videos …

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India
4 years, 8 months ago

Surveillance system or Covid-19 tracker? Coronavirus tracing Aarogya Setu app raises privacy concerns in India

Hindustan Times  

As India enters an extended coronavirus lockdown, the government is actively pursuing contact tracing to help control infections. In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 photo, an Indian man uses Aarogya Setu app on his mobile phone in New Delhi, India. In April, India launched the Aarogya Setu app, which helps people identify whether they have been near someone who tested …

Home isolation is now an option for COVID-19 patients who are pre-symptomatic or have very mild symptoms
4 years, 8 months ago

Home isolation is now an option for COVID-19 patients who are pre-symptomatic or have very mild symptoms

The Hindu  

In tune with guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research, persons clinically categorised as having very mild or pre-symptomatic coronavirus disease will have the option of home isolation provided they have the requisite facility at their residence. Based on a proposal of the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, a Government Order was issued outlining the guidelines on …

Coronavirus outbreak: JU students develop device which can tell if a coughing person is a Covid-19 carrier
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: JU students develop device which can tell if a coughing person is a Covid-19 carrier

India Today  

Two students of the Jadavpur University have developed an intelligent device which will analyse if a coughing person is a Covid-19 carrier. A teacher of Innovation Council of Jadavpur University said on Tuesday that two undergraduate students of the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering have developed the device which will track a coughing person and analyse if the same …

A Hindi Covid-19 app that filters fake news and other IIIT Delhi innovations giving India an edge
4 years, 8 months ago

A Hindi Covid-19 app that filters fake news and other IIIT Delhi innovations giving India an edge

India Today  

IIIT Delhi is contributing in the battle against Covid-19 by innovating unique ideas and solutions. CovidTracer: The app by IIIT Delhi also houses CovidTracer, which is a breakthrough technology that tells people if their safety is compromised because they're close to someone Covid-19 positive. WashKaro app by IIIT Delhi to fight Coronavirus "I have been focusing on the marriage of …

A deeper look at Apple and Google’s joint technology to combat COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

A deeper look at Apple and Google’s joint technology to combat COVID-19

The Hindu  

On April 10, Silicon Valley giants Apple and Google announced that they were joining hands to create operating system-level technology to help speed up the contact tracing process. To be effective, users need to install a public health app that uses Apple and Google’s service. More importantly, over-reliance on technology may not help as much as investing in manual contract …

HRD Ministry writes to UGC, AICTE, NCTE, NIOS, NCERT and KVS on Covid-19 safety
4 years, 9 months ago

HRD Ministry writes to UGC, AICTE, NCTE, NIOS, NCERT and KVS on Covid-19 safety

India Today  

As the Covid-19 pandemic raging the world has forced schools, colleges and universities across the nation to temporarily close down, The HRD Ministry has written to UGC, AICTE, NCTE, NIOS, NCERT and KVS on Covid-19 safety and how to stay protected during these tough times. The letter from the HRD Ministry to these educational organisations informed that the AarogyaSetu app …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karnataka leads fight against COVID-19 with innovative Quarantine App, online training module for doctors
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Karnataka leads fight against COVID-19 with innovative Quarantine App, online training module for doctors

Firstpost  

The state has pioneered in launching an online training programme for doctors in treating COVID-19 cases besides developing an app to track the suspected who are in home quarantine. While the online training concept was the brainchild of Karnataka medical education minister K Sudhakar, the mobile app has been developed and rolled out by the senior IAS officer Munish Moudgil …

Government launches ‘AarogyaSetu’ app to assess, alert people about coronavirus patients
4 years, 9 months ago

Government launches ‘AarogyaSetu’ app to assess, alert people about coronavirus patients

The Hindu  

The government on April 02 launched a mobile app to help people assess themselves the risk of getting infected with coronavirus and alert authorities if they have come in close contact with a person infected with the deadly virus. State Helpline numbers | Coronavirus - Live updates According to a Ministry official, the app will detect only fresh cases and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt launches COVID-19 tracking app ‘Aarogya Setu’, here’s all you need to know
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Govt launches COVID-19 tracking app ‘Aarogya Setu’, here’s all you need to know

Firstpost  

The app calculates a person’s interaction with others, using Bluetooth technology, algorithms, and AI. The Government of India has launched a mobile app, Aarogya Setu, to enable people to themselves assess the risk of being infected by Coronavirus. Aarogya Setu will also enable the government to take necessary and timely steps for assessing the risk of spread of coronavirus and …

Coronavirus: India to trace covid-19 patients through app-based Bluetooth handshake
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: India to trace covid-19 patients through app-based Bluetooth handshake

India Today  

Bluetooth can be used to scan and connect to nearby devices like smartphones and earphones. On Wednesday, the first version of an app called Aarogya Setu, created by the eGov Mobile Apps division of NIC, was rolled out on Google and Apple app stores. The app will have permission to use the phone's Bluetooth and once it comes within close …

Trace Your Exposure To Coronavirus! Govt Launches Covid-19 Tracker App; Check Direct Link To Download
4 years, 9 months ago

Trace Your Exposure To Coronavirus! Govt Launches Covid-19 Tracker App; Check Direct Link To Download

ABP News  

As the novel Coronavirus outbreak continues to surge significantly in the country despite regular measures being announced and lockdown imposed countrywide, the Government of India has come up with a cutting-edge technology to save people from this medical pandemic. According to a report, the government has launched beta version of a Covid-19 tracking mobile application -- which helps users to …

COVID-19: Many tasks at hand
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: Many tasks at hand

The Hindu  

As COVID-19 continues its global rampage, India has taken drastic steps to stem its spread. COVID-19 | Interactive map of confirmed coronavirus cases in India Access to healthcare From an epidemiological perspective, the weakest links during a pandemic are testing, control, and engaged community participation. So, the first step is to shore up the healthcare system and, as the World …

Coronavirus | Isolation is India’s best weapon: ICMR
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Isolation is India’s best weapon: ICMR

The Hindu  

Isolation, and not indiscriminate testing, is the only way India can limit the spread of COVID-19, Balram Bhargava, Director-General, Indian Council of Medical Research said on Sunday. Highlighting testing facilities available and the spread of the virus, Professor Bhargava said that very few drug trials across the world were working currently. R. Gangakhedkar, scientist at ICMR, said India was in …

Covid-19: AIIMS Director on Kanika Kapoor, community transmission and more
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19: AIIMS Director on Kanika Kapoor, community transmission and more

Hindustan Times  

On a day that India confirmed 200+ Covid-19 patients, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria spoke to Hindustan Times on the challenges and concerns staring the country in the face. Dr Guleria said that the threat of community transmission is serious and Indian hospitals need to re-organize themselves to deal with the possible influx of patients in the days to come. He …

Here is a list of 72 Covid-19 testing centers in India
4 years, 9 months ago

Here is a list of 72 Covid-19 testing centers in India

India Today  

Indian Council of Medical Research: To curb and control the menace of the on spreading coronavirus, the Indian Council of Medical Research has given a notification. The Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research. Check the complete list released by the Indian Council of Medical Research: …

What India needs to do to win against Covid-19
4 years, 9 months ago

What India needs to do to win against Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

India must get three things right to stop new cases of the coronavirus disease from overwhelming its health system — rapid testing, enforcing home-quarantine, and protecting health workers. India began screening travellers for Covid-19 symptoms at airports and major seaports on January 17, when most European countries and the United States were dismissing it as another Asian outbreak, much to …

Indian-origin researchers use apps, Artificial intelligence to help tackle coronavirus scare
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian-origin researchers use apps, Artificial intelligence to help tackle coronavirus scare

India TV News  

Apps powered by artificial intelligence are helping people screen themselves for the coronavirus, reducing the pressure on healthcare institutions and warning those at high risk of developing the infection across the world and also in India. Two Indian-origin researchers, one in Australia and the other in the US, have led their teams to develop coronavirus-specific risk checker apps to counter …

AIIMS sets up isolation ward for treating suspected novel coronavirus infection cases
4 years, 11 months ago

AIIMS sets up isolation ward for treating suspected novel coronavirus infection cases

India TV News  

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the national capital has set up an isolation ward and kept beds ready for providing treatment to any suspected case of novel coronavirus infection. According to the World Health Organisation, the common symptoms of the novel coronavirus strain include respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. AIIMS …

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