Social distancing is key to keep COVID-19 pandemic at bay with lockdown being gradually eased out in India. So to mitigate the risks posed by human forgetfulness in maintaining this life-saving practice and to ensure that workplaces do not suffer another wave of outbreak post lockdown, a start-up based out of Noida, UNYDE, has come up with a free to use application – MyShield.

This app makes use of technology and BLE signals in ensuring social distancing amongst co-workers and enabling contactless attendance. It works simply by building a digital safety circle of 2 meters circumference around a person and whenever someone breaches that safety circle mistakenly, automatic notifications are sent and each party is alerted and reminded to recede back to the safe zone.

It also lets all employees mark their attendance digitally through their phone which can help organizations in doing away the physical biometric machines/ paper-based attendance eliminating potential ways of spreading viruses unknowingly. Companies need not worry about proxy attendances as this function is only enabled once an employee is inside the workplace premises and is registered on MYSHIELD.

Social distancing is new normal across the world. The government is working relentlessly to educate and promote ‘social distancing'. As per new guidelines issued, offices are advised to function on a partial workforce and to come up with measures to ensure social distancing within premises to limit the spread of the virus. Apps like ‘Aarogya Setu’ ensures that awareness and education about means of safety, protection and prevention against Coronavirus are accessible to all.