Mangaluru : City’s student wizards create website for Corona assistance & information

Mangaluru : City’s student wizards create website for Corona assistance & information

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, May 24, 2021:       In times of disaster and emergency even knowledgeable and informed veterans can go blank and fail to muster the required assistance and support to tackle difficult situations for themselves, their dependants and community at large. In recent weeks in Mangalore many of us would have experienced a void and unable to act rationally under the extreme pressures faced with regard to the unending pandemic fall out. The life saving support can only come from having the right contacts and ability to call the right people at the right time and get the right services without delay. With this in mind two bright, concerned and technology savvy young Class XII students in the midst of their busy preparation for the final exams have done a tremendous humanitarian act to save their fellow men and women of Mangalore city in this time of serious chaos.

 
Indeed these two frontline heroes deserve accolades and encouragement - mainly because they have been able to sensitively assess the critical needs of people in this chaotic pandemic where ’everyone for themselves and God for all’ seems a mindset. With authorities saddled with many simultaneous responsibilities which none is able to fully cope with and matters are uncertain on all fronts these youth have made a gigantic effort to contribute in a sensitive and wide manner to benefit many ordinary citizens and provide valuable information to help rescue them from difficulties and darkness.  

Adhvik Hegde and Amol Mendonca of Class XII, Lourdes Central School, Bijey in Mangalore city, told local media that now India has been hit by a devastating second wave, and the pandemic has shown no signs of slowing down. It is during this time that the people need as much help as they can get. The main objective of ’COVID Warzone’, is to help the people of Mangaluru as much as possible, by providing all the necessary resources, with just click on their indigenous web link.  The two Class 12 students aim to make all the essential information as easily accessible as possible, all in one website.
 
Please  see and use  the web site of these two stars  -  www.covidwarzonedk.com It provides a clear neatly compiled and user-friendly list of resources, which include - List of Ambulance services, labs that conduct home COVID-19 tests, free food services for COVID positive patients, and more. Additionally, users can also avail free consultation with a Doctor by filling out a form.

The website also aims to combat the rampant rise in misinformation by the inclusion of a news section, which provides live updates from the Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare’s Twitter as well as important circulars from various government sources.
 

The lack of a user-friendly resource database in the city prompted the students to create this website. Created in under two weeks, they hope this website can ease the struggle of the people who are scrambling to find emergency resources in the city.  The invaluable gift to people of Mangalore, during this great crisis, must be put to good use and these two wizards should never be forgotten and must be given due recognition even if they are not for it.