Aarogya Setu app has been launched by government in order to fight with the COVID-19 which is wreaking havoc in many countries including India. This app will help you stay safe from this disease, keep reading this article to know how.
As we all know that COVID-19 is almost at a stage where it is getting transmitted by people who don’t even have a foreign-travel history aka community transmission. This is a very critical stage and any mistakes done at this stage can be a blunder. The Aarogya Setu app is an app launched by Government of India to help people identify symptoms if anyone is developing it and also helps separate the infected individuals from the uninfected ones.
Written in Public Interest- Please don’t go out for baseless reasons such as “baahar dekhein kya chal raha hai”, you never wanted to go out in normal days, treat these days the same and stay inside.
How does Aarogya Setu app for Corona works?
This app basically asks you questions in an assessment test on the basis of which it tells how risky it is for you to catch Corona virus disease. This app uses Bluetooth and location to track people who have installed this app and help identify areas where people have high/low risk of getting infected and warns the user. This is done by collecting location information of the users of the app and creating a database of the people living in an area.
Features offered in Aarogya Setu app
Aarogya Setu app for Corona offers you multiple options such as:
- 24/7 tracking and identification of infected individuals
- Level of risk of catching the disease by the user of the app
- Phone Number of all COVID-19 Helpcenters across India
- Self-Assessment test to check if user is showing any symptoms
- Do’s and Don’ts for COVID-19
- Safety Measures to take against COVID-19
- Latest updates by MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
Aarogya Setu App- Where to Download?
One can download Aarogya Setu App for Corona from the Google Play Store or App Store. The app is only 8.41 MB and 42.8 MB in size on Android and iOS devices respectively. Please keep in mind that this app may eat your battery as it requires Bluetooth and GPS to monitor the people around you.
Here are the Aarogya Setu App for Corona download links.
Aarogya Setu App – How to Use
Using the Aarogya Setu app is fairly easy. You just have to follow the below given steps:
- Open the App
- Give all the required permissions it asks for (Read the permission properly)
- Fill in the details as asked
After filling in all the required details, the app will show if you have a low/high risk of catching the disease like that shown in the image below:
If you are at a high risk level, then you can use the following helpline numbers to seek help.
- Toll Free Number: 1075
- MoHFW Helpline Number:+91-11-23978046
- Helpline Email ID: ncov2019@gov.in
Aarogya Setu App – One Risk
This app for Corona is pretty useful however there is one risk related to its use. The risk is so big that it may infect us with Corona. The risk is that the assessment test is filled by people themselves hence, there is a big chance that the person, for the fear of having the disease, may not answer the questions in the app honestly.
Because of this, the other users of the Aarogya Setu app won’t be able to track the person and may get infected. The reliance of the app on people is its biggest risk.
So, I hope you now know everything about Aarogya Setu app. I would recommend you to install this app and keep it “ON” while going out (only when necessary) in order to ensure that you are safe.
Install this app and share it with your friends, relative or anyone else you care about.
In case you have any query to ask or info to share then you can ask me in the comments section down below.
Stay home, stay safe and chant Go Corona Go!