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out with the help of the ICMR database. The App then asks the user whether or not they are ready
to volunteer in times of need. In case an affirmative answer is provided, a 20-second assessment
test is initiated.

After the user has installed Aarogya Setu on their phone, it will detect other nearby smartphones
that also have the App installed. It can then figure out the risk of infection based on sophisticated
parameters if any of these contacts tests positive.

The smartphone user's interaction with others is the basis for this calculation — which is done using
Bluetooth, specific algorithms and Artificial Intelligence.

Storage of data

The data is stored on the cloud using open-sourced technologies. The database is under the
control of the National Informatics Centre, which is part of the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY),
Government of India.

GOI is planning to incorporate all Covid-19-related information and services within the
application. The plans include making it a single point of access for food shelters, night shelters as
well as Suraksha retail stores – sanitized corner stores – that are being launched across the country.

A National Telemedicine Platform may also be integrated within the App so that people with any
illness can consult a doctor remotely and limit visits to medical facilities during the pandemic.
The App could also become the single interface for all curfew passes as the government seeks to
make sure that no person who is at risk is allowed to travel anywhere once the lockdown is lifted
to prevent the risk of infection spreading exponentially.

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