Shariah-compliant Mumbai start-up develops COVID-19 telemedicine screening, testing solution
As India grapples with a rising number of COVID-19 cases, a Mumbai-based Shariah-compliant company has developed a telemedicine solution and mobile app that it hopes can help manage the spread of the pandemic.
India has reported 5,325 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 165 deaths as of April 7, with Maharashtra (where Mumbai is located) alone crossing 1,000 confirmed cases.
“We have developed the complete architecture and prototype of mobile app and telemedicine for COVID-19,” Aslam Khan, Founder and Managing Director of Octaware Technologies Limited told Salaam Gateway.
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