Aarogya Setu

Health ministry sees application of satellite communications in Cowin, Ayushman Bharat

Rajesh Bhushan, secretary in Ministry of Health said that with the help of satellite communication records of 12 vaccine-preventive diseases can be captured on Cowin platform

CoWin platform is scalable, can take up to 2 crore vaccinations a day, momentum here to stay: RS Sharma

RS Sharma, who heads the committee for India's Covid-19 vaccine delivery tech platform Co-WIN, said India is on track to inoculate its adult population by the end of the year, and that the platform can be repurposed for all kinds of vaccination in India.

Aarogya Setu app now displays users’ COVID-19 vaccination status

After users have taken both doses of the vaccine, two blue ticks will be displayed against their name.

Paytm adds COVID-19 vaccine tracker feature in app to track slots

The new feature is available for Paytm users, who can scroll down to the 'Discover with Paytm' or 'Mini App store' section and find the 'Vaccine Finder' Feature.

Don't know when registration for COVID-19 vaccination on CoWIN or Aarogya Setu opens? Try these methods

The sites are designed to make it easier for people between the age groups of 18 to 44 to get an appointment.

CoWIN, Aarogya Setu crash as COVID vaccine registration opens for 18-44 age group

Several users are reporting issues with the app.

COVID-19 update | Hema Malini takes coronavirus vaccine

The government announced on Wednesday that everyone above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals.

COVID-19 vaccination | No glitch in CoWIN from the start: RS Sharma

RS Sharma calrified that the registration for COVID-19 vaccination is taking place only through Aarogya Setu app and Co-WIN’s portal cowin.gov.in.

Aarogya Setu integrates with Indian vaccine app CoWIN; allows users to access COVID-19 vaccine info

CoWIN isn't available to download to the general public for now

Aarogya Setu app | Only snippet not ‘back-end code’ released by Centre: Security experts

A good way to identify true back-end code experts say is that it will allow one to run their own versions of the app in question. What is given now they say is snippets of the open-sourced front-end.

Govt releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency

"With regard to Aarogya Setu App, it has been the endeavour of the government to share all information relating to it," a statement said.

Aarogya Setu controversy | MakeMyTrip, 1MG links to COVID-19 app as speculation swirls on identity of creator

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) earlier said it had no information about the creators of the Aarogya Setu app.

Aarogya Setu controversy: Centre clarifies, but identity of developer still unclear

When the Central Information Commission (CIC) asked The National Informatics Centre (NIC) for some specific details on the Aarogya Setu app, it said that it had no information about who created the Aarogya Setu app.

Aarogya Setu app developed by Centre in collaboration with 'best minds' of industry, academia, clarifies MeitY

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology also shared a GitHub link to the contributor page of the Aarogya Setu app code, saying the developers of the Aarogya Setu app have been repeatedly shared in the public domain

MeitY, NIC, NeGD have no information about who created Aarogya Setu app

The Central Information Commission has asked the NIC and the CPIO to explain why it does not have any information about the creation of the Aarogya Setu app when the website was created with a gov.in domain name

WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauds Aarogya Setu app, says it helped identify COVID-19 clusters

India's COVID-19 tracing app was launched by PM Modi on April 3. It was developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).

Aarogya Setu app has more than 15.7 crore registered users: IT Minister Sanjay Dhotre

Replying to a specific question on low rating reportedly given by an organisation to the app, Dhotre said the rating was by an independent media company MIT Technology Review, and not the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Govt introduces new Aarogya Setu feature to help businesses function amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Open API Service will allow organisations to check the status of the Aarogya Setu and integrate it into its various work from home features

Aarogya Setu now lets users delete account and data, give health data access to third-party apps

While the app lets you delete your Aarogya Setu account, it is important to note that the data will be deleted from the government servers only after 30 days.

COVID-19 Exposure Notification API from Apple, Google may not work with Aarogya Setu - here is why

Upon its release last month, as many as 23 countries had shown interest in using the Exposure Notification API for developing COVID-19 contact-tracing apps.

Coronavirus pandemic | Aarogya Setu to be coupled with another IT-driven tool to boost surveillance in Delhi

As per the orders issued by the Directorate General of Health Services in Delhi on Monday, all the chief district medical officers and surveillance officers of all the districts have received a revised response plan which prescribes use of Aarogya Setu coupled with ITIHAS system for cluster projection.

Parliamentary panels cannot meet virtually without amending rules; oversight stymied: Shashi Tharoor

His remarks come days after it emerged that a meeting of the parliamentary panel on Information Technology, headed by Tharoor, was scheduled for June 17 during which officials of the information and technology ministry were to be called for a briefing on the government's coronavirus-tracking Aarogya Setu application and related issues of data security and privacy of citizens.

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