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Tag: COVID-19/Coronavirus

“Caruna” launched by Civil Servants to fight COVID-19

April 5, 2020
caruna
  • Civil Servant Officers’ Association has launched “Caruna” initiative to support the government’s efforts to tackle coronavirus.
  • Caruna stands for “Civil Services Associations Reach to Support in Natural Disasters“

“CAWACH” response center set up by Dept. of Science and Technology

April 4, 2020
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  • Center for Augmenting War with COVID-19 Health Crisis( CAWACH), a rapid response center has been set up by Dept of Science and Technology.
  • It has been set up with a total cosst of 56 crore at Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(SINE), IIT Bombay.
  • It has been set up to support startups that are working to find some innovating solutions for the COVID-19

All health insurance policies to cover COVID hospitalization expenses: IRDAI

April 4, 2020
IRDAI

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI) has made it mandatory to cover hospitalization charges of COVID-19 to protect patients from the financial burden due to this pandemic under the standard insurance Product “Aarogya Sanjeevani”

Telecom service providers and C-DOT develop COVID Quarantine alert system

April 4, 2020
C-DOT
    • In order to keep corona virus positive quarantined  patients within the quarantines area, telecom service providers and The Centre for Development of Telematics(C-DOT) has developed an application that can alert through SMS or e-mail  in case if quarantined patient leaves the quarantine zone.

Govt launches corona tracker app: Aarogya Setu

April 4, 2020
aarogya setu
  • As number of cases of COVID-19 are increasing at a rapid pace, government of India has launched an app to guide people about the Corona Virus.
  • “Aarogya Setu” is launched by the National Informatics Center that comes under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
  • This app uses location based tracking and bluetooth technology and alerts users if they come in contact with any corona positive patient.

Google to donate USD 6.5 million to tackle fake news related to coronavirus

April 4, 2020
google
  • With the whole world struggling to tackle COVID-19 , Google is going to donate USD 6.5 million to no-profit organizations and fact checkers to stop spread of fake news.
  • It will help people get access to genuine information when there is lot of fake information circulating all over social media platforms.

Multi-feed oxygen Manifold designed by Visakhapatnam Naval dockyard

April 3, 2020
Multi-feed oxygen Manifold
  • Portable multi-feed oxygen manifold has been designed by the Visakhapatnam based Naval Dockyard.
  • This portable system ca deliver oxygen to multiple patients at a time. 

DARPG releases “National Monitoring Dashboard on COVID-19 Grievances”

April 2, 2020
National Monitoring Dashboard on COVID-19 Grievances
  • The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) has released “National Monitoring Dashboard on COVID-19 Grievances” which will collect and monitor all cases related to COVID-19 on a priority basis.
  • The portal will be refreshed and monitored at senior levels in Government on a daily basis.

Princess Maria Teresa of Spain becomes the first royal to pass away from COVID-19

April 1, 2020
Princess Maria Teresa
  • Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to die due to COVID-19 complications.
  • She 86-year-old was the cousin of Spain’s King Felipe VI.

MHRD’s National Book Trust to releases ‘Corona Studies Series’

March 31, 2020
MHRD’s National Book Trust to releases ‘Corona Studies Series’
  • The National Book Trust (NBT) by the Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) has decided to release a “Corona Studies Series” in the wake of the recent crisis.
  • It also plans Children’s books to know Our Corona Warriors, story and picture books associated with various aspects of Coronavirus.