How the tech war against Covid intensified

While in the early weeks, experts had approached Covid with a tentative approach, now every weapon in the tech arsenal has been deployed on the frontlines

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Pranjal Sharma

4 min read Last Updated : Nov 01 2020 | 10:35 PM IST

India had a fair grasp of the seriousness of the impact of Covid-19 by April 2020. In the subsequent six months, the war on the pandemic has been increasingly sharpened with the help of technology.

While in the early weeks, experts had approached Covid with a tentative approach, now every weapon in the tech arsenal has been deployed on the frontlines.

Since April, a wide range of government bodies, academic institutions and private enterprises have developed and created tech-based solutions to combat Covid.

The government-run Technology Development Board undertook a challenge to fund the best ideas to fight Covid. The

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Topics : Coronavirus

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