Indore: 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. 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. The caregiver would also monitor the health of a patient regularly and inform the health department about his condition. Based on the information, authorities would decided whether the patient needs to be hospitalised, he said.

Source: Economic Times May 07, 2020 08:37 UTC