Nova Scotia adopts COVID ALERT app
Nova Scotia has officially adopted Health Canada’s COVID ALERT app, which notifies residents when they may have been near an individual who tested positive for coronavirus. “As we learn to live … Read More
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The COVID Alert app isn’t working as well as it should be, and Canadians are part of the problem
It has been more than two months since the Canadian government launched COVID Alert, Canada’s novel coronavirus exposure app, but federal data obtained by Global News shows less than 10 … Read More
Newfoundland and Labrador encouraging residents to use new COVID-19 tracing app
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 3, 2020 4:14 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Newfoundland and Labrador has … Read More
Canadian military asks troops to use government’s COVID Alert app
OTTAWA — The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is encouraging his troops to download the federal government’s smartphone application for tracking potential exposure to COVID-19, saying he has no … Read More
Canadian military asked to use government’s COVID Alert app
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 3, 2020 1:36 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ OTTAWA — Canadian Armed Forces … Read More
Newfoundland and Labrador first in Atlantic Canada to launch COVID-19 app
Newfoundland and Labrador will be the first province in Atlantic Canada to launch a COVID Alert app. The app will provide up-to-date information and alerts in case of a COVID-19 … Read More
COVID Alert app wraps first month with 2.2M downloads, 90 infection reports
It’s been one month since the country’s coronavirus exposure notification app launched and since then, COVID Alert has been downloaded roughly 2.2 million times. Over the last four weeks, roughly … Read More
Can’t download the COVID Alert app? Your operating system may be too old (or new)
The federal government on Friday released its long-awaited smartphone app that will help notify users if they’ve been exposed to someone who’s tested positive for the coronavirus — but a … Read More
Canada adds 491 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths on Friday
The number of newly-diagnosed coronavirus cases in Canada rose by 491 on Friday, and health authorities announced that the pandemic has claimed six more lives. As of Friday afternoon, 116,266 … Read More
Making coronavirus contact-tracing app user-friendly caused delay, Hajdu says
The federal health minister says the government’s new national coronavirus contract-tracing app didn’t roll out on schedule earlier this month because the government wanted to take the time to make … Read More
Coronavirus: Feds mum on launch date for contact-tracing app after Ontario pilot delayed
The federal government isn’t yet saying exactly when Canadians can expect to download a national smartphone app developed to track contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases, nearly three weeks after the … Read More
If contact tracing for COVID-19 stops at the border, can it really be effective?
Public health experts agree that robust programs to test more people and trace their contacts are vital for countries to safely reopen while also preventing a surge of new coronavirus … Read More
