Go Corona
During the third wave of COVID, my family was infected.Based on my experience, I designed a COVID app that can check for symptoms, provide advice on safe and appropriate home care for patients, help users find the nearest hospitals, quarantine centers, and pharmacies, connect donors and borrowers of medical oxygen, locate vaccine centers, and provide information on different types of vaccines.
Design challenge
Solo project
Health care
Figma
Illustrator
Photoshop
~ 2 months
In 2021, during the third wave of Covid
Many public hospitals in the city rejected Covid patients, leaving them to recover at home.
Most cities experienced a severe shortage of medical oxygen and drugs.
As a result, people turned to Facebook to search for Covid instructions and to connect with patients who had recovered from the disease.
How can we design an app to assist during COVID-19, addressing oxygen and medicine shortages, and providing reliable information without relying on hospitals?
Self Checker
The app includes a 'self-checker' tool to help users assess COVID-19 symptoms. Users can utilize this feature to identify potential symptoms. Depending on the results—whether positive or negative—the app provides tailored guidance and actions to take, aiding users in making informed decisions about their health.
Locate Affected Areas, Statistics, and Nearest Hospitals/Quarantine Centers
The app allows users to access area-specific COVID-19 data, including active cases, recovery rates, and mortality rates. Users can explore statistics for their location and other areas.
They can easily locate and contact nearby hospitals and quarantine centers, viewing their locations on Google Maps for quick assistance
Medical Oxygen : Locating nearest oxygen supplier
Access to medical oxygen during emergencies is crucial. Our app enables users to quickly locate the nearest oxygen suppliers, offering the convenience of contacting them directly and visualizing their locations on a map for swift assistance in urgent situations.
Donate Oxygen.Save A Life!
The app allows recovered COVID patients (donors) to lend their spare oxygen cylinders, flow meters, and other equipment. Donors simply fill out a form to offer oxygen, set their preferred range (e.g., 100km), and tap submit. Within this range, donors can discover borrowers who have raised requests on the app's map and easily contact them for assistance.
Requesting Oxygen Assistance
During COVID, queues at oxygen suppliers pose a risk to patients urgently needing oxygen. Our app addresses this by enabling users to request community assistance for medical oxygen. Users fill out a form, including their oxygen levels, and the app displays these requests on a map. Nearby donors can easily spot these requests, see the oxygen levels, and initiate contact to provide timely support.
Pharmacy Locator & Personalized Medication Exchange
With the app, users can easily locate and contact nearby pharmacies for their medical needs. However, the challenges of panic buying and long queues during the third wave of COVID have hindered access to necessary medicines. To address this issue, recovered patients can efficiently sell their unused medicines through the app, providing a solution to those in need.
Vaccine Insights & Instruction Videos
Users can read comprehensive vaccine details and easily find the nearest vaccination centers. Additionally, categorized instruction videos cover COVID-19 patients, potentially infected individuals, and prevention methods, offering a valuable resource for all.
Reflection : A Personal Journey to App Creation
During my challenging experience caring for my parents with COVID-19 in the hospital, I struggled to find comprehensive guidance on proper care, obtaining oxygen, purchasing medications, and more. The lack of a solution inspired me to envision an app that could address these issues. After two months of dedicated work during my free time, mostly at night and on weekends, I'm thrilled to have finally designed the app I longed for. Given its roots in my family's experience, I bypassed the user testing phase, confident that it directly addresses the real-world challenges we faced.