<p>The Indian Railway has announced that passengers travelling in AC special trains mandatorily install Aarogya Setu application in their mobile phones before starting journey.</p>.<p>It is mandatory for passengers to dowload Aarogya Setu app before commencing journey, Railway Ministry tweeted late last night.</p>.<p>The railways announced special trains from 15 destinatios, connecting New Delhi from Tuesday onwards.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></strong><br /> <br />Earlier the Union Home Ministry said downloading Aarogya Setu app is not mandatory but advised passengers to download it.</p>.<p>The mobile application helps users identify whether they are at risk of COVID-19. It also provides people with important information, including ways to avoid coronavirus and its symptoms.</p>.<p>The app gives colour coded-designation to users as per their health status and travel history. It helps the user know if he or she is near anyone who has tested positive for the virus.</p>.<p>The government claimed that so far more than 9.8 crore people have downloaded the app. It helped to generate information about 697 COVID-19 potential hotspots in the country. It also alerted 1.4 lakh people about possible risk of infection due to proximity to infected persons.<br /><br />The app was developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.</p>
<p>The Indian Railway has announced that passengers travelling in AC special trains mandatorily install Aarogya Setu application in their mobile phones before starting journey.</p>.<p>It is mandatory for passengers to dowload Aarogya Setu app before commencing journey, Railway Ministry tweeted late last night.</p>.<p>The railways announced special trains from 15 destinatios, connecting New Delhi from Tuesday onwards.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></strong><br /> <br />Earlier the Union Home Ministry said downloading Aarogya Setu app is not mandatory but advised passengers to download it.</p>.<p>The mobile application helps users identify whether they are at risk of COVID-19. It also provides people with important information, including ways to avoid coronavirus and its symptoms.</p>.<p>The app gives colour coded-designation to users as per their health status and travel history. It helps the user know if he or she is near anyone who has tested positive for the virus.</p>.<p>The government claimed that so far more than 9.8 crore people have downloaded the app. It helped to generate information about 697 COVID-19 potential hotspots in the country. It also alerted 1.4 lakh people about possible risk of infection due to proximity to infected persons.<br /><br />The app was developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.</p>
