Wednesday, 6 May 2020
Can Aarogya Setu morph into “ Appointment Hetu “ ?
For a few weeks now, Aarogya Setu Team is working to incorporate E-pass feature in the App
Presumably, E-pass feature will enable you to seek ( and, instantly receive ) permission to leave your home to visit your doctor / kirana store / vegetable shop etc., for some specified period ( say, 2 hours )
It might grant you permission for going out to attend to your work at your office ( permanent pass )
Problem :
On Aarogya Setu, you seek permission for 2 hours, to go out at 10 am and return at 12 noon , after visiting your doctor / kirana store / vegetable shop
Aarogya Setu grants you that permission without knowing that ,
Ø Your doctor has 5 appointments already lined-up in the morning and can see you only at 2 pm
Ø Kirana store is due to open only at 3 pm ( as per govt guidelines )
Ø Vegetable shop opened at 7 am and already closed at 10 am
Before visiting, most doctors require you to phone up in advance and take an appointment with their secretary. They don’t want a huge crowd of patients standing ( for want of empty chairs ) in their reception area
Could we modify Aarogya Setu to become a “ Appointment-Giving Secretary “, for that doctor / kirana store / vegetable shop ?
And admit you/serve you, only at the APPOINTED TIME ? [ Social Distancing guaranteed ! ]
Although this ( modification of Aarogya Setu ) might seem impossible to you and me , why not leave it to the Aarogya Setu Team to decide after reading the following news ?
This app lets stores create a digital line so you don’t have to wait so close to other customers
For this innovative App , Dave Chura deserves congratulations !
On his web site , Dave writes :
SAFE QUEUE is mobile App used by you and businesses to coordinate entry into the business. You enter the line at the business as you drive in, and stay in your car while in line. The business notifies you when you can go in. There is,
· No need to make a reservation, go to a store when you want
· No sign-up, email, phone number or any personal information
· Super-easy to use. Just tap to get in line.
· Status updates always available.
· Audio notifications. The App talks to you.
SAFE QUEUE uses your GPS location to know you are near a store.
Only those who are within 1000 feet of a store can enter the store's line. If you drive away, you will be removed from the line. It's as if you were physically in line.
We are currently seeking businesses to try SAFE QUEUE at no cost.
Email us at dave@enclayve.com
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And here is what IBM’s website has to say about Dave Chura’s winning entry ( 3 out of 160 contestants ) :
While you are at home, you can use the app to find the local establishment you need to visit, for example, a pharmacy.
After you get within 1000 feet of your destination, Safe Queue uses your GPS location data to put you in a virtual queue.
You can stay a safe distance away from the location, even remaining in your car while tracking your spot in line.
When it’s your turn, you can approach the pharmacy, and the person operating the door can confirm your entry based on a QR code issued by the Safe Queue app.
You can then enter the pharmacy without ever having to physically wait in queue.
The app is built on simplicity and privacy.
At no point is any personal information collected. There is no need to log in, and no personal details are passed to the establishment that you are visiting.
As Dave Chura points out:
“So you don’t need to sign up for anything. You don’t need to volunteer any information.
As I said, I’m somewhat of a privacy advocate.
You just need to be near the store, and then the store will let you in when it’s your turn. That’s what makes it easy.”
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Dear Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,
Modifying Aarogya Setu , way beyond the functionality of SAFE QUEUE ( as suggested above ), will serve following important purposes :
Ø Ensure “ No Crowding “ at any public place by maintaining Social Distancing
Ø Take the wind out of those pseudo Privacy Advocates, maligning Aarogya Setu
I urge you to phone up Dave Chura [ +1 ( 310 ) 345-4418 ]
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 07 May 2020
From: Support Aarogya Setu [mailto:support.aarogyasetu@
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2020 6:07 PM
To: hcp@recruitguru.com
Subject: Re: FOR ATTN : SHRI NARENDRABHAI MODIJI / SHRI RAVISHANKAR PRASADJI
Dear Sir/Mam,
We appreciate your inputs. Aarogya Setu has already helped identify individuals who have come in close proximity of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 later on. The inputs from the App
are being shared with the concerned Government authorities, who then reaches out to these individuals and then undertake further testing and containment measures accordingly. The e-pass feature is
currently under testing and it will be rolled out soon. As more people start using this App, the more effective it can be as tool in combating the COVID-19.
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regards,
Aarogya Setu
From: hcp@recruitguru.com
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As per news reports, Aarogya Setu mobile app , has been downloaded by 6 crore people
But there is no mention anywhere that any of those 6 crore people got a " notification " when he came within 2 meters of a person infected with Covid-19
I wondered : WHY ?
Then guessed : This is why !
But suspecting " WHY " is not enough
Here is my suggestion of :
HOW can Version 2.0 of Aarogya Setu overcome its limitation
And , actually emit a LOUD BEEP ( on your mobile ), if you happen to come within 2 meters of an infected person - whether he has entered his positive status in his App or not !
If , in a crowd of 500 persons ( which Ration Shops / Vegetable markets of all our cities are witnessing and hundreds of more PUBLIC PLACES are bound to witness when 3rd May arrives ) , if just 5 infected persons walk-in with their mobiles, 500 phones will start BEEPING !
Uninfected persons will vacate that venue IMMEDIATELY !
Let us get TECHNOLOGY to enforce SOCIAL DISTANCING
I am sending this mail to : support.aarogyasetu@gov.in
I hope they will write back to me ( hcp@RecuitGuru.com ) to say , when they will implement my suggestion
Let no one have doubts about their capabilities / competence / alacrity !
MYBLOGEPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM
Aarogya Setu : Good Beginning / Long Way to Go
“ Good Beginning “ Part :
“ Speaking to Republic TV Shri Amitabh Kant said :
You know it's like a bodyguard on your mobile. It shields me, my family and community against corona virus.
This app empowers me for better information on the potential risk of infection.
It was built by the best of India's both the Public and Private sectors, it has a whole of India approach. It was built within two weeks. It is a world-class product with respect to quality, privacy, security, and scalability.
Now it has reached almost 6 crore users within 15 days... The underline architecture is built to support entire India's user base. "
“ Long Way to Go “ Part :
[ A ] … “ Self Declaration “ basis
Figure of 6 crore downloads is impressive .
Questions are :
Ø Among those 6 crore, how many of 15000 positively identified Covid-19 patients have downloaded this app ? My guess : 1500 at most
Ø Since filling in of the “ I have tested Positive “ data is voluntary, how many of those 1500, have truthfully filled in their positive status ? My guess : 150 at most
It is obvious that downloading of Aarogya Setu – even by 60 crore persons – is of
little potential help as long as submission of “ My Status “ data is voluntary
Solution :
Ø Status of ALL the persons tested ( whether found positive or negative ) , must be compiled in a central database ( 24x7 )
Ø Arogya Setu , on its own , will access / retrieve / sync with central database every hour and download Mobile Numbers of ALL those who tested positive
Ø As soon as I am within 2 meters of any of these ( positive ) Mobile phone, my phone will start getting a signal and start beeping !
Just imagine , in a crowd, hundreds of phones start beeping ! Enough to scare even the bravest !
Ø My suggestion will prevent thousands of persons crowding near free Ration Shops / Vegetable markets ! Technological solution for “Social Distancing “
Help :
Apple and Google Could Be Better at Tracking the Coronavirus Than a Government
[ B ] …. “ Voluntary Downloading “ basis
Ø There should be no need to go to Google Store / Apple Store for downloading
Ø Government should insist upon Mobile manufacturers that Aarogya Setu must be “ Pre Installed “ before a phone leaves the factory
Ø Then there could be millions of phones lying with shops selling these . These sellers must install Aarogya Setu before handing over to buyer or no SIM card
Ø A few hundred million phones could be in use with citizen. Mobile Service Providers ( Reliance – Airtel – Vodafone ) to stop their service to those users who have not downloaded/installed Aarogya Setu. Under Government orders !
[ C ]…. “ Permission to Leave House “ basis
Ø Although the governments ( Central + States ) have clearly specified the “ Purposes “ ( eg: to purchase of essentials / visiting doctor etc ), for which a person may leave his house for a few hours, this is being flouted . Thousands of people are coming out of their homes without valid reasons and gathering in public places. Such anti-social / irresponsible behavior, spreads Corona
Aarogya Setu must be modified to prevent such gatherings in a foolproof manner as described below :
[ source : CRY , Beloved Country / 15 April 2020 ]
When a person wants / needs to go out of house , he will enter :
# Purpose for wanting to go out
# Place / Person / Shop / Doctor etc. proposed to visit ( giving address /
location )
# Likely duration of staying out of the house
Within 1 minute, the concerned Authority will online APPROVE or DISAPPROVE
the request . In case of “ Dis-approval “ , Authority will suggest “ alternate time
“ for visit
This “ APPROVED / DISAPPROVED “ status will appear on the mobile app
If stopped / questioned by Police , while a person is on the road, he will show
the “ Status “
Even the Shop-owner / Doctor etc shall entertain only those persons having
“Approved “ status
This modification will enforce “ Social Distancing “ , and prevent “ Crowding “ at
any public pace
Dear Aarogya Setu Team
[ support.aarogyasetu@gov.in ] ,
If you are waiting for a GREEN signal to implement this suggestion, you have it from none
other than PM Shri Modi !
Here is what he said :
“ Modi also said that the tracking app is an essential tool in Covid-19 fight and is
possible to use it as an e-pass to facilitate travel from one place to another,
according to Press Trust of India report.”
[ D ] . “ Tracking Positive Thru GPS “ basis
Ø Government must mandate that all mobiles manufactured / sold in India, must switch over from US GPS to our own Indian NaVIC based GPS
Ø
I believe NaVIC has a resolution of 2 meter . NaVIC can track all mobiles in India, on 24x7 basis.
Hence , matching with “ Central Covid Test Result Database “ will help authorities to track precise movement of all persons who have tested positive
Till this gets implemented, every positive patient must be made to wear a WRIST-BAND , which can be tracked
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Dear Shri RaviShankar Prasadji,
It is indeed, admirable to see the progress of this app , as follows :
# On March 23 , I wrote :
“ Immediately phone up Prof. Ramesh Raskar – MIT [ raskar@media.mit.ed ]
Ramesh Raskar's MIT Team Builds App That Tells If Someone's Infected With COVID-19 Near You / https://privatekit.mit.edu/
- and implement Mobile App developed by his team, by issue of an appropriate ORDINANCE , to be converted into a Infection Protection Act ,
# On 02 April , Aarogya Setu got launched
I urge you to consider my above-mentioned suggestions for launching Version 2.0 of Aarogya Setu , by end of this month
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 19 April 2020
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