Covid 19 App Canada. A new Bluetooth-based COVID-19 contact tracing app developed in Canada is set to be rolled out for testing in Ontario next month, provincial officials said Thursday. COVID Alert is just one part of the public health effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Follow all public health guidelines in your area. Use the app for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. The app does not replace manual contact tracing by local public health authorities. COVID Alert does not replace medical advice. The app is another tool Canadians can use to help limit the spread of infection and prevent future outbreaks as we ease restrictions and restart the economy. The more Canadians who install the COVID Alert app on their phones, the better we can limit the spread of COVID-19. Download the app and help others use it too.
In Canada, the self-assessment questions used in the app are modeled after the Province of Ontario’s COVID-19 Self Assessment Tool and the Public Health Agency of Canada’s COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool. The app is another tool Canadians can use to help limit the spread of infection and prevent future outbreaks as we ease restrictions and restart the economy. The more Canadians who install the COVID Alert app on their phones, the better we can limit the spread of COVID-19. Download the app and help others use it too.
Together, let’s slow the spread of COVID-19. Canada's COVID Alert app notifies you if someone you were near in the past 14 days tells the app they tested positive. COVID Alert uses Bluetooth to exchange random codes with nearby phones. It does not use or access any location data. COVID Alert works by determining how far away other phones are by the strength of their Bluetooth signal.
The app is another tool Canadians can use to help limit the spread of infection and prevent future outbreaks as we ease restrictions and restart the economy. The more Canadians who install the COVID Alert app on their phones, the better we can limit the spread of COVID-19. Download the app and help others use it too. The Government of Canada announced the official launch of its national COVID-19 “exposure notification” app on Friday. The app is now available through IOS and the Google App Store. The roll-out of the app comes almost a month after it was set to launch in Ontario on July 2. Reports have cited. COVID Alert is just one part of the public health effort to limit the spread of COVID-19. Follow all public health guidelines in your area. Use the app for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. The app does not replace manual contact tracing by local public health authorities. COVID Alert does not replace medical advice. COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Emphasizes Canada’s Health Care Divide The population most in need of the alerts is the least likely to have a smartphone.
