In order to provide a one-stop solution to all the issues surrounding Covid-19, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has developed first Covid-19 response call centre in Srinagar.
It also launched web and mobile applications which will help in real time integrated management of the coronavirus disease.
The call centre and the web and mobile applications were e-inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu, while Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, and Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo also attended the launch through video conference.
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The Lt Governor was informed that JKCOVID Symptom Tracker Mobile App has been designed on the basis of questionnaires devised by medical experts dealing with Covid-19 pandemic, a spokeperson said.
Deputy commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary, informed that the real-time integrated Covid-19 management system has been developed to monitor all operations of quarantine and isolation centres from District Control Room, thus enabling the officers to take quick decisions based on real-time data received from these centres.
The applications will help in quarantine management system, Covid-19 symptom tracking, Geo-fencing, tracking of quarantined persons and health survey, Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary said.
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Chaudhary said the newly launched applications will manage all information about quarantined persons and keep track of various activities regarding their travel, contact history, health check-up, test status, sanitation and shifting.
Meanwhile, the district administration said the call centre and the real-time integrated management system have been established for comprehensive and seamless management of the Covid-19 situation.