Aarogya Setu most downloaded healthcare app in world: Amitabh Kant

NEW DELHI: Aarogya Setu, a authorities app developed for monitoring COVID-19 sufferers, has turn into essentially the most downloaded healthcare utility and likewise featured among the many high 10 downloaded apps on the earth in April, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant mentioned on Friday.

Close to 9 crore customers had downloaded the Aarogya Setu cell utility until May 4. The Centre has made it obligatory that authorities and personal sector workers use it to bolster efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Incredible! India leads the world in leveraging know-how to battle COVID-19. #AarogyaSetu: essentially the most downloaded healthcare app & amongst the highest 10 downloaded apps within the World for April 2020 in 1st month itself. Never seen this earlier than. We are united in our battle towards COVID-19,” Kant tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his handle to the nation on April 14had appealed to individuals to obtain the app, which alerts individuals if any recognized or particular person of their neighborhood has examined constructive. The app was developed underneath a committee arrange by the Prime Minister’s Office with lively involvement of Niti Aayog and the Ministry of Electronics and IT.