India makes its coronavirus tracker available on feature phones

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In order to push its Aarogya Setu coronavirus tracker, India has made it available for feature phones through an IVRS (Interactive Voice Response System).  Feature phone users can give a missed call to 1921, and the ministry officials will give them a call back to ask for their health conditions. The government says these are the same questions present on the smartphone app. Once officials analyze these answers, the participant will get an SMS indicating their health status. Plus, they will also get important alerts related to coronavirus including government actions. In an earlier interview, Arnab Kumar, program director of NITI Aayog,…

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