Covid-19 app Aarogya Setu mandatory for all employees, says govt

Aarogya Setu, the government’s Covid-19-tracing app, has to be used in state-owned and private offices and employers will have to ensure it is.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday said India would extend its nationwide control measures for another two weeks from May 4 to battle the spread of coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 illness, but allow “considerable relaxations” in lower-risk districts.

As part of its efforts to fight the deadly virus, government last month launched the app Aarogya Setu, meaning Health Bridge, a Bluetooth and GPS-based system developed by the country’s National Informatics Centre. The app alerts users who may have come in contact with people later found to be positive for Covid-19 or deemed to be at high risk.