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Coronavirus Essential podcast | 800 fliers infected since flights resumed in May; are virus-tracing apps really working?

Tune in to Coronavirus Essential with Sakshi Batra to find out the top updates on the ongoing pandemic.

July 09, 2020 / 19:04 IST

About 800 fliers have tested positive for coronavirus since domestic flights resumed on May 25, according to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. A total of 2.7 million people have flown since the flights restarted. This means the infection rate is still very low at just 0.03 percent.

A report by The New York Times has pointed out security issues in virus-tracing apps used by governments around the world. Even though these apps help in identifying positive cases, digital rights groups claim the apps are just a show of action taken against the virus.

Tune in to Coronavirus Essential with Sakshi Batra to find out the top updates on the ongoing pandemic.

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first published: Jul 9, 2020 07:04 pm

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