Tech and the pandemic

Increasing use of technology in the war against Covid-19 is among the few bright spots in a bleak situation.

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A health worker sanitises an area near Nizamuddin mosque, after people who attended the religious congregation at Tabligh-e-Jamaat's Markaz, tested postive for Covid-19. Photo: PTI

Pranjal Sharma

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 02 2020 | 9:45 PM IST

Increasing use of technology in the war against Covid-19 is among the few bright spots in a bleak situation. Emerging technologies are proving to be especially helpful in a context of scale, safety and speed. The response to Covid-19 is as much prevention as cure. Broadly, the deployment of technologies has been for tracking, testing and treating. Not all of these have been activated in India but are important examples to learn from.

Tracking

The first step is to track. Countries such as South Korea have used GPS tracking to keep an eye on potential Covid patients using mobile phones. Volunteers from

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Topics : Coronavirus Technology

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