About COVID-19
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
Govt launches AarogyaSetu mobile app to track spread of coronavirus
Aarogya Setu App, India's main contact tracing technology, was launched on April 2nd this year. The app was developed by the National Informatics Centre under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
According to NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, it has become the world’s fastest app to reach 50 million downloads in just 13 days.
The app uses the phone’s Bluetooth and GPS capabilities. It will keep a record of all other Aarogya Setu users that it detected nearby using Bluetooth. It will also use a GPS log of all the places that the device had been at 15-minute intervals.
These records are stored on the phone till the time any user tests positive or declares symptoms of COVID-19 in a self-assessment survey in the app. In such cases, the records are uploaded to the servers.
The app is available in 11 languages. All Central government officials, including the outsourced workforce, have been directed to download it. On April 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation appealed to people to download the app
Chatbot:-
PM Narendra Modi had announced the launch of a WhatsApp chatbot so that
the citizens can get instant and authentic answers to all their queries related to
the coronavirus pandemic. All you need to do is drop a ‘Hi’ on the number
919013151515. One can also call on the MyGov Corona Helpdesk to get answers
to pertinent queries such as the symptoms of the deadly disease, nearest COVID-
19 testing facility.
the citizens can get instant and authentic answers to all their queries related to
the coronavirus pandemic. All you need to do is drop a ‘Hi’ on the number
919013151515. One can also call on the MyGov Corona Helpdesk to get answers
to pertinent queries such as the symptoms of the deadly disease, nearest COVID-
19 testing facility.
Corona Kavach:
One More COVID-19 tracker application is Corona Kavach, this was created by
the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (UEIT) in
collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). This
application provides users with real-time location of infected users who have
activated the ‘Kavach’ feature. This feature allows the users to keep a track on
the surroundings and let people know of the active cases around.
the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (UEIT) in
collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). This
application provides users with real-time location of infected users who have
activated the ‘Kavach’ feature. This feature allows the users to keep a track on
the surroundings and let people know of the active cases around.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
The Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Niramla Sitharaman announced Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against Coronavirus.
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA PACKAGE:
Safai karamcharis, ward-boys, nurses, ASHA workers, paramedics, technicians, doctors and specialists and other health workers would be covered by a Special insurance Scheme.
Any health professional, who while treating Covid-19 patients, meet with some accident, then he/she would be compensated with an amount of Rs 50 lakh under the scheme.
To ensure adequate availability of protein to all the above mentioned individuals, 1 kg per family, would be provided pulses according to regional preferences for next three months. These pulses would be provided free of cost by the Government of India.
Under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, gas cylinders, free of cost, would be provided to 8 crore poor families for the next three months.
Wage-earners below Rs 15,000 per month in businesses having less than 100 workers are at risk of losing their employment. Under this package, government proposes to pay 24 percent of their monthly wages into their PF accounts for next three months.
There are around 3 crore aged widows and people in Divyang category who are vulnerable due to economic disruption caused by Covid-19. Government will give them Rs 1,000 to tide over difficulties during next three months.
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