Newfoundland and Labrador will be the first province in Atlantic Canada to adopt Canada’s COVID Alert app.
The app will provide up-to-date information and alerts in case of a COVID-19 outbreak.
A news release says N.L. Premier Andrew Furey will join Digital Government Minister Sarah Stoodley and top doctor Janice Fitzgerald on Thursday morning to talk about the app launch.
It says the conference will be streamed on the provincial Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts.
Last month, P.E.I. said the province was debating on introducing the COVID-19 app, but is holding off on making a decision until data is available from Ontario where a contact tracing app has already been launched.
Quebec, on the other hand, decided not to use an app for contact tracing and information.
Newfoundland currently has one active case of COVID-19 and reported no new cases on Wednesday.
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