'GoCoronaGo' to 'Sampark-o-Meter': How IISc, IITs are battling Covid-19

The app "GoCoronaGo" has been developed by a team at IISc which can help identify people who may have crossed paths with Covid-19 suspects.

Amid the countrywide lockdown due to coronavirus, students and faculty of premier institutes like the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are working round the clock. They have developed mobile applications, robots and ventilators to help the country in its fight against coronavirus.

The app "GoCoronaGo", developed by a team at IISc, can help identify people who may have crossed paths with Covid-19 suspects.

"The app will help identify people who may have crossed paths with Covid-19 positive individuals or suspects by tracking their interactions in the past using bluetooth and GPS. It uses