A new virus called the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified as the cause of a disease outbreak that began in China in 2019. The disease is called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The virus is a type of coronavirus — a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
Cases of COVID-19 have been reported in a growing number of countries, including the U.S. WHO declared a global pandemic in March 2020. Public health groups, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are monitoring the situation and posting updates, treatment and prevention recommendations on their websites.
COVID19 - DXB Responder App aims to facilitate paramedics assigned by DHA(Dubai Health Authority) to monitor health conditions of the Covid19-positive patients quarantined at home by DHA(Dubai Health Authority).
Paramedics can make video calls to patients to confirm their well being periodically and update their health status with DHA(Dubai Health Authority) accordingly. Paramedics can mark a patient recovered once his quarantine period ends and final tests come back negative for Covid19.