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Just a few weeks ago we told you about RADAR COVID, an application designed by the Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence of the Government of Spain to control and monitor in some way the advance of the coronavirus in our country. It was first available in a pilot test that was carried out on the island of La Gomera, with the aim of testing the effectiveness of its operation. Now, just since last Friday, it is operational nationwide.
And if you haven't already done so, it's taking time to install it on your mobile.And it is that, according to El Confidencial, the application is much more efficient than the famous trackers. The tests carried out in La Gomera have been successful So much so that the tool has been able to locate many more contacts than human tracers in the fictitious outbreaks that were simulated on the island.
While humans managed to detect an average of 3.5 risk contacts in the Canary Islands, the RADAR COVID application was skillful enough to identify 6.4Hence why it is so important to install this application on your mobile. Much more in those places (and here no one is exempt from danger) where community transmission has already been triggered or to prevent it, if the case has not yet occurred.
Why install RADAR COVID on your mobile?
The application can already work throughout Spain, but it is important that now the communities make a little additional effort. This is a small complementary development to the work already done by Indra, the company to which the project was awarded. What will they have to do? Well, as El Confidencial indicates, define the internal circuit to see who gives the alphanumeric code to report a positive in the application.
It will have to be primary care, laboratories, etc. And from there, as soon as a possible contact is detected, decide who contacts the individual who has been exposed to the virus by telephone. And although the idea was to launch the application definitively in September, most of the autonomous communities are interested in participating in the project. It is therefore expected that everything will be ready by August 10.
This is a formula that could be useful to isolate the outbreaks that are taking place and that will be inevitable until there is no vaccine.Having them controlled will be essential to avoid greater evils, such as new massive and strict confinements or the closure of businesses, which would undoubtedly have repercussions to deepen the economic and social damage.
That I have to do?
Actually everything is very simple. The first thing to do is download the RADAR COVID app It is already available, but as we said, it will surely not be fully operational until August 10. And even then, we will have to be cautious. As you can imagine, it is a free app, which is available for the two main operating systems: iOS and Android. Then follow these steps:
1. Open the app and follow the tutorial to get informed. You should know that the app works without revealing your identity or that of your smartphone.No names, email addresses, geolocation or telephone numbers are collected. Accept the privacy policy and the conditions of use. Click the Continue button.
2. Activate the Bluetooth (you can do it from the same application).
3. The system will show you your exposure index The application identifies an exposure when you have stayed less than two meters from a person infected with COVID-19 for 15 minutes. We recommend you check this app often. You can also communicate your positive for COVID-19, which will help other people to be on their guard. Exposure alerts are sent without indicating when and where the exposure occurred. From there, if you have symptoms, consult your he alth center following the recommendations of the he alth authorities. He alth and luck.
