Life goes on, thanks to various mobile apps

Fog of disinfectant: Workers wearing protective suits and masks disinfecting a residential compound in Taiyuan, Shanxi province in China. — Reuters

BEIJING: Technology has come in handy for the people to obtain information on the deadly Covid-19 (novel coronavirus).

A series of mobile applications has been launched to provide updates on the outbreak and also detect if one has come in close contact with anyone infected.