Aarogya Setu - Digitized COVID-19 contact tracing in India with infinite possibilities

Abstract

1 The contact map of cases assists in early decontamination of public facilities. The artificial intelligence‐generated digital algorithm can be used to color‐code various regions in the country as red, yellow, and green, a data which can assist authorities in easing the present “lockdown” regulations. At present, there are more than 100 million users for the “Aarogya Setu” in India. Linking the “Aadhaar” – the 1.22 billion Indian citizen biometric database[5] – with “Aarogya Setu” has vast future potential in easing international travel, social mapping, and containing any catastrophic epidemic disasters in the post‐COVID‐19 era, provided public trust and transparency are ensured.