Corono info corner

Our application aims to bring all the possible utilities and quench the curiosity of the people , while under lockdown due to corona under one platform.

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Inspiration

Nobody wants to keep separate apps to access necessary functionality during the time of emergency. There are 100’s of useful apps to help us through this time of turmoil, What if we had many such useful features on the same app? This is exactly what our app gives the user features that might come in handy for

What it does

These are few features we have worked on

Daily Use:

  1. Fake news Verification: With the number of rumours making rounds on the internet , it is important to be informed about the news that is fake. The app allows you to view the fake news and also to report the news that might be fake, The reported news will be cross verified by the authorities before being uploaded.
  2. Shops trackers: Since it is difficult for the people to go outside and buy groceries .Using our app, we redirect it to some online groceries facilities like BigBasket, who will deliver at your doorstep with no contact delivery. Emergency:
  3. Hospital tracker: The location and the distance of the closest hospital is provided to the user. Using the existing map data from openstreetmap (an open source world map). The information from the GPS of the user's device along with the location of the hospitals on the maps allows for seamless navigation.
  4. Symptoms check: A Questionnaire is given to the user based on which an assessment of vulnerability to corona is provided. This is not a complete proof of corona, the app will only recommend the user to consult a doctor if they are vulnerable to corona virus.
  5. Helpline: A list of all the helpline numbers in India can be found here. Miscellaneous:
  6. Corona cases tracker: Graphical representation of the overall effect of the virus on a country wide scale with complete analytics of the same. Keeping the user well informed of their situation with easy to understand dynamic interface.
  7. FAQ’s: The most commonly asked questions and important news related to corona virus.
  8. Donation: A direct portal to donate to the PM cares fund through any UPI app of your choice.
  9. Queries: An easy way to send your queries to the official government body that is dealing with the virus
  10. Chatbot: To answer all the queries regarding the FAQ’s .

How I built it

  1. Android studio: To develop the app and test it.
  2. HTML: For the webpage layout
  3. CSS: Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in HTML
  4. Google JavaScript maps API: For location of the user.
  5. JavaScript: To get the distance and direction between user and hospital and to process as required .To make the web application dynamic and user friendly.
  6. Chatbot which answers all the queries regarding corono virus is implemented

All are accessed within a single app with multiple use

Challenges I ran into

Google had temporary stopped the new registration for google cloud .So we had to implement using the open source API' s which were available. Few errors while creating GUI for android app

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Within this short duration we were able to come up with an app with all the features required for a common person.The whole team played the important role in achieving such a big task. Link for website:https://covid-19iit.000webhostapp.com/

What I learned

Team work how to split up the work and complete the task within the given deadline

What's next for Corono info corner

So in the future we are trying to integrate a feature where the cop can use his mobile camera to check the social distancing in the public area Also helping the cops to track the people quarantined in the house. Put the app on Playstore and App store.

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