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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EFFORTS ON COVID-19 BY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (DBT)
DBT-Wellcome Trust developed “Wash Karo” App for COVID-19
awareness
An India Alliance fellow, Dr Tavpritesh Sethi at IIIT (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology) Delhi and his team have developed an android-based app “Wash Karo” that functions as a complete Infodemic Management Suite. It was presented to WHO, Geneva on 8 April, via video conferencing. Wash Karo aims to provide the right information to the right people in the right format at the right time.
This APP aims to help the public with its updated content in Hindi in the form of bite-sized audios for those who may not be able to read. Dr Sethi is also part of a Technology Innovation Group constituted by the Delhi Government to develop and maintain IT platforms viz. website and an app for COVID-19 management for Delhi.
Website link:
https://vigyanprasar.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/vigyan_samachar_dbt-03B-24APRIL-2020.pdf
DBT – India Alliance developed infographic on COVID-19 for public
awareness
India Alliance developed its third
infographic on COVID-19 in two
languages: English and Hindi. More
translated versions in other Indian
languages will be released soon.
This infographic was to be used to
educate the general public about
the coronavirus. It simply illustrates
the origins of the novel coronavirus,
how it may have come in contact with
humans and shares basic preventive
measures to reduce the spread
of COVID-19. The infographic
conveyed these messages in the voice of the new coronavirus itself thereby making it fun and interesting.
Website link:
https://www.indiaalliance.org/news/415
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