NEW DELHI: Asian countries, including China, India and South Korea, have managed to control the spread of covid-19 with the help of digital contact tracing apps to track movement of people and identify those who may have come in touch with infected people, said a report by UK-based data analytics company Global Data.
India launched the Aarogya Setu app on 2 April. China and South Korea have been using similar apps since February and March, respectively.
Downloaded by over 50 million users, the Aarogya Setu app uses a phone’s location data and Bluetooth technology to identify people who have come in contact with a patient under quarantine.