Aarogya Setu data help in accurately predicting Covid-19 hotspots

Aarogya Setu, the contact-tracing app built by the Centre, has achieved some remarkable feat in the country’s fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Data generated by it is helping identify and predict the hotspots early, somehow accurately identifying the people who need to undergo tests.

This comes at a time when several security experts and opposition parties have raised concerns over the privacy and safety features in the app.

According to an official note, the Aarogya Setu team has predicted more than 650 hotspots across the country at the sub-post office level, in addition to more than 300 emerging hotspots