Ahmedabad: With the Ahmedabad civic body making public details of coronavirus patients "in larger interest" of citizens, an IT professional has developed an app using the Google Maps feature to provide the exact location of the patients so that people can stay away from such areas.

With over 130 coronavirus cases reported from Ahmedabad so far, people here are using the new app to assess locations of such patients.

The app started operating from Tuesday and garnered nearly six lakh views within a day. "The aim is to help citizens know the exact location of residential societies where coronavirus cases have been found, so that they do not venture there and stay safe," Ahmedabad-based IT professional Abhay Jani told PTI.

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