Channelising sorted & verified COVID-based info at one platform is imperative
As the country reels under the second COVID-19 wave hit by the double mutant- B.1.617, India's health system crippled to provide all-of a-sudden surge in medical and health services sought by thousands of COVID patients. As of now, the national capital itself has around 3,38,149 #COVID19 cases in the last 14 days between April 16th till April 29th, 2021. Searches for #OxygenCylinders & #Remdisivir intensified between April 22nd till April 29th, 2021 amid the crisis. Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn (to some extent) were loaded with information and posts where people reached out for help during emergencies. No one had any particular idea where to access the required information, resources and aid. With limited knowledge, random posts, calls and shares, became the only medium to extract information and ready-to-use the COVID based resources- what, where, why and how? Lack of #cryogenic containers and the distance of suppliers (mostly in different