VASCO: As per the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the railway fraternity of South Western Railway (SWR) have responded and downloaded “Arogya Setu App” in their fight against the spread of COVID-19.
Suresh Angadi, Minister of State of Railways has also requested railway employees, their families and friends to download the App to flatten the curve and prevent spread of COVID-19 virus.
As per the press release issued by the SWR, out of 35,082 employees, 91 per cent of them, i.e 34,510 have downloaded the App and are using it to track for areas /persons tested positive with COVID-19 virus.
In addition to the employees, spouses, children and family members of the employees have also downloaded the App to track areas/persons with the virus. 93 per cent out of 10,469 employees of Bengaluru Division, 90 per cent out of 11,800 employees of Hubballi Division, 95 per cent of 6,250 employees of Mysore Division and 88 per cent out of 6,563 employees of Headquarters have downloaded the App over SWR.
In the post lockdown phase this App will turn out to be extremely beneficial. Through this “Arogya Setu App” contact-tracing will be easier as the government can help people to contain a potential resurgence of the virus as people resume regular activities. The data is shared only with the government and the App does not allow the name and number of the person to be publicly disclosed.
The App is available both on Google Play and Apple App Store and also offers updates from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the coronavirus pandemic.
