Union Minister Launches “COVID BEEP” App For Coronavirus Patients

News: Union Minister has launched COVID BEEP app for COVID-19 patients.

Facts:

  • COVID BEEP stands for Continuous Oxygenation & Vital Information Detection Biomed ECIL ESIC Pod.
  • Purpose: It is India’s first indigenous, cost effective, wireless physiological parameters monitoring system for COVID-19 patients.
  • Bodies Involved: It has been developed by ESIC Medical College Hyderabad in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad and Department Of Atomic Energy.