Publication/Creation Date

June 18 2020

Creators/Contributors

CityNews Toronto (creator)
Cynthia Mulligan (creator)

Description

Cynthia Mulligan from Toronto CityNews reports on a new Covid-19 Bluetooth-based contact tracing app called COVID Alert that will be released in Ontario starting on July 2nd. Ontario is the first province in Canada to test out an app-based strategy. The app is a voluntary download and aims to protect user privacy. 

Alberta launched a similar voluntary contact tracing app, TraceTogether, in early May, but only 11% of the population downloaded it, which reduced its effectiveness. 

Augments

Monitoring, Protecting, Preventing

Technology Keywords

Smartphone Applications, Alerts

Keywords

COVID-19, Pandemic, Public Health, Health, Safety, Social Interaction, Contact Tracing, Privacy, Canada

Marketing Keywords

Bluetooth, COVID Alert, TraceTogether

Source

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/06/18/province-releases-contact-management-strategy-to-deal-with-potential-2nd-wave-of-covid-19/