To sensitise and avert people of Punjab from Corona Virus (COVID-19), Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh on Monday held a high level meeting of State Management Covid-19 Group.
During the meeting, the Chief Secretary launched “COVA Punjab” Mobile Application. COVA stands for Corona Virus Alert, and has been developed by Department of Government Reforms and Public Grievances in consultation with Health and Family Welfare Department to spread awareness by sharing various Traveling and Preventive care advisories.
The chief secretary said that the application provides options to citizens to check out for symptoms as provided by the Government from time to time and follow the advisory given there-after. The App also suggests the nearest hospital and nodal officer of district where the citizen can reach in-case he is corona symptomatic.
Additional Chief Secretary Governance Reforms, Vini Mahajan said the App provides information that citizens need to be aware of in order to prevent themselves and their family members from COVID-19.
Principal Secretary Health, Anurag Aggarwal said that citizens will be shared with regular updates and instructions being passed by the Government from time to time via this App. He informed that a real time counter is also provided with dynamic map on the App which will keep citizens updated about the status of spread of Corona in the State.
