In a bid to keep an eye on asymptomatic coronavirus patients, the city civic body has improvised its already existing mobile app 'Indore 311' and added some new features to it which will also facilitate treatment of such patients at their homes, an official said.

An eight-member team of the Indian Medical Association engaged in the fight against Covid-19 here is helping the city administration in fine-tuning the app, and the new features have been added on its suggestions.

Indore, which is one the worst hit by Covid-19 in the country, has so far reported a total of 1,681 cases of the disease and 81 deaths, as per official figures.

"The app is already being used by lakhs of people in Indore since quite some time, but the new features added to it will be available only to the asymptomatic Covid-19 patients who have been advised by the health department to get treatment while remaining home isolation," IMA team member Dr Subodh Chaturvedi told PTI.

Such patients are being provided a pulse oximeter which would help in monitoring their oxygen level and pulse rate at home, he said.

Based on a pre-loaded questionnaire on the app, the patient or his caregiver will have to daily upload information, like if he has fever over 101 degree Fahrenheit and breathing problems. The patient will also have to answer certain other questions based on common symptoms of COVID-19," Chaturvedi said.

Doctors deputed at the IMA control room while constantly monitor the information provided by the patient and provide consultation accordingly. If required, the rapid response teams will shift the patient to hospital, he said.

A patient or his caregiver can also press the red button available on the app to seek medical help in case of an emergency, he said.

"If a patient does not follow the medical advice and steps out 100 metres away from his house, an alarm would ring at the IMA control room and the patient would be tracked through GPS and sent back home," the official said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed people leading the fight against coronavirus and said India is standing firmly with those facing difficult times during the pandemic, both in the country and abroad.

He also said India's development will always aid global growth.

Speaking at a global virtual Buddha Purnima event, Modi said, "People world over working selflessly for others in these difficult times are worthy of praise."

Buddha Purnima celebrations are being held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The event is being organised in the honour of Covid-19 victims and frontline warriors.

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There are now six states with more than 3,000 reported cases. These states - Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu - account for close to 75 percent of India’s total cases.

Uttar Pradehs is close to the 3,000 mark while Tamil Nadu is close to the 5,000 mark.

A total of 3,561 infectionshave been reported by authorities across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of confirmed cases to 52,952, according to the data made available by the Health Ministry at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

• Active cases: 35902
• Cured/discharged/migrated: 15267
• Deaths: 1783

The country has seen 1084 recoveries and 89 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava has directed his officers and rank and file to disinfect police stations and take adequate precautions against coronavirus, officials said on Wednesday.

He held a video-conference meeting with his officials on Tuesday to review the force's preparedness to fight the coronavirus pandemic, they said.

He also enquired about the health of police personnel. After it was reported that nine more police personnel were found positive for coronavirus, he directed that staff who came in contact with them be quarantined.

He also directed that such police stations be properly disinfected and staff be briefed to take adequate precautions while discharging their duties, they said.

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