Rajasthan govt uses Ayushman Bharat data to trace people most vulnerable to Covid-19

JAIPUR: In a bid to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Government of Rajasthan is using the Ayushman Bharat data to track people above the age of 60 years who are chronically ill due to pre-existing conditions residing in hotspots. This is being done because these people are at the highest risk of being affected by the virus.

In Ramganj alone, where more than 95 per cent of Rajasthan’s total cases have originated, the state government has identified 10,000 people who are either above the age of 60 and/or are suffering from diseases that could hamper recovery if they contacted Covid-19 infection.

The government is now using this data to restrategise their approach to stopping the spread of the disease by testing only those most likely to be affected by the virus instead of sampling everybody. This will help the government in making the testing more efficient and less time consuming.

The state government will move to other hotspots in the state after completing assessing people in the Ramganj area.