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War on Covid-19: An app that traces whereabouts and rewards self-isolation

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War on Covid-19: An app that traces whereabouts and rewards self-isolation
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Yuvraj Malik New Delhi
The coronovirus pandemic has brought civil society to a grinding halt. While cases in Iran and Italy have blown up, India is still managing to contain the spread. Critics say that is because enough people aren’t being tested. This is set to change as the government recently allowed more laboratories to conduct tests for Covid-19.
 
As new cases come to the fore, one of the prime necessities is to determine the patient’s
Topics : Coronavirus

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