Extensive use of Aarogya Setu App essential in fight against Covid-19: Govt

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre has said that extensive use of Aarogya Setu App is essential in the fight against COVID-19.

Interacting with all districts collectors of Maharashtra through video conference, Mr Dhotre said, the data of the app could be fully utilized by district administrations to identify potential threats of COVID-19 and to further tackle the crisis. The data analytics available through the Aarogya Setu platform is quite useful in having both macro- and microscopic understanding of the



transmission dynamics of the disease in the state.

The District Collectors shared their experiences of using Aarogya Setu data in tackling the Covid crisis in their respective districts. The Minister lauded the efforts of the Collectors and field level officials in the containment of disease. He assured the state Government that an immediate help in terms of further training to the field level officials for optimum use of Arogya Setu data analytics will be provided by his Ministry.