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Ottawa pursuing technological approaches to COVID-19 contact tracing

Publication Title
CBC News
Publication/Creation Date
April 17 2020
Creators/Contributors
Catharine Tunney (creator)
Navdeep Bains (contributor)
Theresa Tam (contributor)
Media Type
Newspaper Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Description

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government is still trying to work out how Canada can use technology to fight COVID-19 through contact tracing — the critical public health measure of tracking people who may have been exposed to the virus.

The practice involves finding those who have come in contact with individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and alerting them of the potential need for testing or self-isolation.

HCI Platform
Carryables
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Location on Body
Hand
Augments
Monitoring, Contacting, Surveilling, Socializing, Protecting, Preventing, Finding, Locating
Technology Keywords
Smartphone Applications, Wireless Connectivity
Keywords
Public Health, Health, Contact Tracing, Social Distancing, COVID-19, Pandemic, Government, Safety, Surveillance, Privacy, Canada
Marketing Keywords
Bluetooth, TraceTogether, Apple, Google, IPhone, Android
Source
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/bains-contact-tracing-1.5536119
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Related Collections
COVID-19 Tech (2020-2021)
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Date archived
April 30 2020
Last edited
April 30 2020
How to cite this entry
Catharine Tunney. (April 17 2020). "Ottawa pursuing technological approaches to COVID-19 contact tracing". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/4504