While Indians find downloading Aarogya Setu a hassle, almost around 150 million Indians have downloaded the app for some of the other reasons. Now, WHO’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is one of the many tech tools that enabled public health departments to trace clusters and expand testing.

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In WHO’s latest media briefing, Ghebreyesus explained how countries should implement the following- 

“tried and tested public health tools like self-isolation and contract tracing to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission and technologies like mobile applications were making these tools more effective.” 

He also added that 

“The Aarogya Setu application in India that has been downloaded by 150 million users is one such technology.”

He also said, 

“Aarogya Setu has helped city public departments to identify areas where clusters could be anticipated and increase Covid-19 testing in a targeted way.”

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Apart from India, Ghebreyesus also mentioned contract tracing apps from countries such as Germany (Corona Warn app) and United Kingdom (NHS’s Covid-19 app) that helped healthcare systems in tracing probable infected people.

Here’s what people have to say about WHO praising Aarogya Setu app-

oh my god

— Younus (@Younus67541658) October 13, 2020

Hw relevant is this 'WHO applauding' when 'ground reality' still poses a grim,threatening nd u controlled situation. People dread dying more at hospitals than at their houses,there is fear of human-organ-trafficking involved at a large scale.
'WHO' not worth a DAMN

— Dara Bhupendra Singh (@DaraBhupendra) October 13, 2020

WHO has no credibility... It praised China, and even Pakistan for covid handling..

— Bhuban Patnaik (@Bhuban64039498) October 13, 2020

China may not like him for praising india

— Indian (No one is useless) (@hansgret909) October 13, 2020

Earlier, WHO chief had also praised India of its efforts in containing the spread of Coronavirus in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum. As the outbreak was very intense but the government was able to contain it.

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