Weekly Tech News Headlines – Jan 06 2021

 Co-WIN app to be used for COVID-19 India vaccination programOn Sunday, the Drug Control General of India (DCGI) approved two COVID-19 vaccines for use including the COVISHIELD and COVAXIN. In order to start and track the vaccination in a systematic way, the health ministry of India has developed the Co-WIN app to monitor real-time COVID vaccine delivery to the citizens. The Health Secretary Mr. Rajesh Bhushan announced that through the app anyone can register themselves to get vaccinated. It was announced that the first phase of the vaccination would include frontline workers and people who are above the age of…
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Google Maps to display covid-19 outbreak zones

Google is ready to deploy a new feature in Google Maps that will add a new map layer showing COVID-19 cases in an area so you can make informed decisions about where to go and what to do.Users will be able to see a seven-day average of new COVID cases per 100,000 people for the area with a trend label showing increase or decrease of the no. of cases. There will be color coding legend to help users to distinguish the outbreak situation of the visiting area:    Grey: Less than 1 case    Yellow: 1-10 cases    Orange: 10-20 cases    Dark orange: 20-30…
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