{"id":14888,"date":"2020-04-04T08:01:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T08:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=14888"},"modified":"2020-04-04T08:01:08","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T08:01:08","slug":"dot-has-shared-a-sop-called-covid-19-quarantine-alert-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/dot-has-shared-a-sop-called-covid-19-quarantine-alert-system\/","title":{"rendered":"DoT has shared a SOP called COVID-19 Quarantine Alert System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has shared a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) with all telecom service providers regarding the application called COVID-19 Quarantine Alert System (CQAS). CQAS collects phone data, including the device\u2019s location, on a common secured platform and alerts the local agencies in case of a violation by COVID patients under watch or in isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CQAS prepares a list of mobile numbers, segregates them on the basis of telecom service providers, and the location data provided by the telecom companies is run on the application to create geo-fencing. The location information is received periodically over a secure network for the authorised cases with \u201cdue protection of the data received\u201d. The System triggers e-mails and SMS alerts to an authorised government agency if a person has jumped quarantine or escaped from isolation, based on the person\u2019s mobile phone\u2019s cell tower location. 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