All contact tracing data collected through the Aarogya Setu mobile application to locate potential cases of Covid-19 during the fight against the pandemic has been deleted, the Union government informed Parliament on Wednesday.
People can use the ABHA number to link their existing and new medical records, and also share these records with registered health professionals and health service providers and also access other digital health services whilst maintaining a common pool of medical history.
Integration with the Aarogya Setu app will amplify the benefits of the ABHA numbers, the ministry said. So far, 16.4 crore ABHA numbers have been generated under the ABDM.
After the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was detected in Meghalaya, new guidelines were issued for domestic and international travellers regarding RT-PCR testing, home quarantine, wearing a mask, maintaining social distance and frequent hand sanitization