Kenya unveils new app to alert people when they come close to COVID-19 patients

Three Kenyan firms have developed a Linda mobile application that is developed to help alert users when a COVID-19 patient was in their vicinity.

The app will use bluetooth technology and it will help users keep a distance with the patients or a suspected case.

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The application will use data from the government to identify all the coronavirus patients Three Kenyan firms have developed an app, Linda app, which will aid you in knowing when you are in close proximity with a COVID-19 patient.

Speaking to a local radio station in Kenya, Bob Ndumbi, the lead partner said the application would work with data from the government such that the numbers of those tested for the coronavirus whether positive or negative, will be used in the

The app will use data from the Ministry of Health to help keep users in the know for a coronavirus patient

He said the mobile application will use Bluetooth technology to alert a user whenever a positive person was near and thus reminding them to keep a distance.

”So if their (COVID-19 patient) Bluetooth is on and yours is on, and we encourage the public to leave their Bluetooth on, your Bluetooth will vibrate and that will warn you to keep distance,” he explained.

The app will also assist in contact tracing since the Bluetooth technology will help identify the people who came in contact with a positive case.