Covid-19 application created to help track coronavirus spread
The application will log interactions that span more than 15 minutes and take place within two meters. Photo: Ministry of Health.
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An innovative application called ‘Stop Covid’ has been created to help stem the further spread of the new coronavirus in Georgia.
The application aims to combat the virus by informing people if they have been in contact with a COVID-19 infected person.
The application does not require registration or personal information.
It gives its consumer a unique ID, through which it identifies a person's social contacts.
The data is kept in the mobile phone and the user has control over the data. The system is in line with European data protection standards.
Minister of Health Ekaterine Tikaradze presented the application earlier today. Photo: Ministry of Health.
The application is available for iOS users through the App Store by the name of STOP COVID, while users of Android can download it from Google Play by the name of NOVID20.
Users of Android can download the application from the link, while iOS users can download it from the link.
To discover which smartphones have been in contact with each other, the system uses technologies including Bluethooth, GPS. The application will log interactions that span more than 15 minutes and take place within two meters.
If an individual tests positive, they can inform the application, and can provide information pertaining to contacts in the last five days to the Health Ministry.
If a person tests positive for COVID-19, all other users which have been in contact with him in the last five days will be notified by applications in order to isolate themselves or go to the hospital.
The application was created by an Austrian company.
The model of this application has been used in Japan, South Korea and Singapore.
Private companies and individuals are now able to make donations in the national currency to help the poor and disadvantaged get through the coronavirus crisis in Georgia thanks to a StopCov foundation created today.
The government of Georgia has created a website - www.stopcov.ge - to inform the public about the coronavirus and provide information about the measures taken by the government to prevent thr spread of the coronavirus across the country.
Georgia has reported 30 new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 336. 74 of the 336 patients have recovered, while three others have died. As of today Georgia has 257 active cases of the virus. 5,000 people are under quarantine in Georgia and 494 others are in hospitals. The four main cities of Georgia - Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Rustavi - have been put under lockdown for at least ten days starting April 15.
The Georgian government has launched a new English-language channel on Telegram to provide information regarding the spread of COVID-19 and the measures taken by the Georgian government.
Two more people have recuperated from coronavirus in Georgia increasing the total number of recoveries to 76. Meanwhile, twelve individuals have tested positive on COVID-19 today, increasing the number of total confirmed cases to 348.
Georgia has spent 412,116 Gel ($134,643/€119,683) to purchase the Stop Covid application created by an Austrian company in order to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus, says the Ministry of Health.
The Stop Covid application, developed for Georgia by an Austrian company in order to help stem the spread of the new coronavirus, has identified 27 people infected with the coronavirus since its inception.