Digital Initiatives to Fight Coronavirus

Government has developed a platform which will host webinars by All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctors for healthcare workers across the country. The webinars are for the frontline health workers (nurses, paramedics, ASHA- Accredited Social Health Activist workers, anganwadi workers), who are more prone to COVID-19.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

It has also developed an app that will trace the paths of COVID-19 positive patients, serving as a warning to possible contacts. Chat Boxes on Facebook and WhatsApp have been set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for providing information about COVID-19. A portal to map the requirements of hospitals, and cross-referencing them with those who have offered to help with equipment is also being set up by the government.