ERNAKULAM: As Kerala deals with the coronavirus pandemic and a sharp increase in the number of people testing positive on a daily basis, the state has started preparing for the worst-case scenario.
An army of hundred-odd coders, data analysts, software experts, doctors, para-medics, government officers and others are building a tech node to help understand the situation better and plan for the future, two people familiar with the matter told Mint.
They seek answers to the kind of numbers the region can expect both in terms of infection and deaths, how the current protection system such as ventilators and ambulances might perform, and what defence mechanism could be needed in the future— all with the use of data and technology.