IIT-H comes up with new ‘go-to’ COVID website
The Hindu
‘covid19tracker-in’ has already served over 18 million requests from a quarter-million visitors over the last 30 days
Students and faculty of the Indian Institute of Hyderabad (IIT-H) have created a single consolidated ‘go-to’ website for relevant information on the pandemic called ‘covid19tracker.in’. This replaces the earlier popular website ‘covid19india.org’, and has already served over 18 million requests from a quarter-million visitors over the last 30 days.
The IIT-H decided to create and operate this new website after the creators of the highly popular ‘covid19india.org’ decided not to continue with the website operations from October 31, 2021, according to director of IIT-H Prof. B.S. Murty.
He said that the institute has taken it upon itself to ensure that the data and information flowed seamlessly after the original creators decided to move away. “Knowing how crucial this information is to Indians of all hues (researchers, students, and the public), we authorised a team of developers to carry on the work beyond November 1, 2021,” he said.