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Uttar Pradesh to introduce app to locate Covid testing centres

LUCKNOW: The Government of Uttar Pradesh to launch a COVID-19 test centre locator app on Saturday, December 5. The app will show locations of testing centre within 5 kilometres radius of the person searching for one. It will also provide details about the centre, location on the map, price of testing, timings of the centre etc.

Amit Mohan Prasad, Additional Chief Secretary of Health, Uttar Pradesh, said that Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, had given instructions for preparation of an app which would make it easier for people to locate testing centres nearest to them.

The field level officers will compile the details of the testing centres, details like Global Positioning System location and address, name, mobile number, landline number and pin code of the centre, on a a special mobile app. Once these details are gathered, they will be shown on the web portal of the district administration. The app can easily be downloaded from Google Playstore and the website of Directorate of Medical and Health Services, Uttar Pradesh.

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