[App Fridays] This web app by IIT-Delhi alumni collates real-time COVID-19 resources May 6, 2021
CovRelief, a non-profit app launched by IIT-Delhi alumni, provides verified leads on COVID-related resources, and offers live tracking of vacant beds and oxygen availability. 0 CLAPS
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As India continues to battle the raging second COVID-19 wave, there has been a groundswell of support from corporates, organisations, startups, institutes, and individuals keen to do their bit. Technology and innovations have taken centre stage amid a rush to build apps and services that can help afflicted people.
Web app CovRelief is one such effort.
The non-profit app, launched by IIT Delhi alumni to help the families of COVID-19 patients with verified leads on various resources, provides live tracking of vacant beds, oxygen availability, plasma, food, and videos by renowned doctors, helpline information, and more.
Meet the Founders of CovRelief, a Website Trying to Help COVID-19 Patients Find Resources
The app tracks in real-time the availability of hospital beds, lists oxygen suppliers, shares videos from doctors and has an updated list of state helpline numbers.
Tech07/May/2021
On April 22, India reported three lakh new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours for the second consecutive day, and 2,247 new deaths. The country’s second COVID-19 outbreak at this point was en route to a towering high â and still growing â and New Delhi’s healthcare system was in tatters.
People were gasping for oxygen, hospital beds were running out, and ventilators, oxygen canisters and antiviral drugs became precious commodities. After hospital and state helplines stopped being useful, people turned to the social media to get help for families in need. The cascade of messages that began around then are familiar to all of us today.
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May 08, 2021 20:38 IST
From creating live-tracking apps to platforms for home cooks, meet the people who are stepping up in the midst of the second wave
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From creating live-tracking apps to platforms for home cooks, meet the people who are stepping up in the midst of the second wave
They may not be on the frontline, but meet a few poeple who are making a huge difference rallying volunteers, helping furries, and helping disseminate verified leads and information.
Neysa Mendes, Mumbai
#BakeForIndia
The hashtag opens a gorgeous page full of tarts, cookies, brownies and more. All of that deliciousness, however, has an interesting origin story. “I was channelling the anger, despair and grief [at the disastrous situation we are in] into action,” says Mendes, 37, a food stylist and recipe developer, who decided to use her skills as a baker to raise funds. When she posted about 12 dark chocolate tarts that she was making, though, she also extended an in