Coronavirus Contact Tracing

• Coronavirus: Does Canada need tighter travel restrictions to control COVID-19?

  A new poll shows most Canadians are in favour of a ban on international travel amid the continuing COVID-19 crisis, but experts are split on the effectiveness of border closures.

  Health

  Jan 15
• Rise in COVID-19 cases, contacts slowing down contact tracing in Alberta

  The time it takes to contact trace one positive case of COVID-19 in Alberta is on the rise.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2020
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• Coronavirus tracing app not yet OK’d by privacy watchdog, but outside experts give thumbs up

  The app, announced Thursday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will be beta tested in Ontario starting on July 2 and is expected to launch nationally soon after.

  Health

  Jun 18, 2020
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• Coronavirus contact-tracing app to launch nationally in early July, Trudeau says

  The prime minister said the app, which will be tested in Ontario, will notify users if they've been exposed to COVID-19 and its use will be 'completely voluntary."

  Health

  Jun 18, 2020
• India’s new coronavirus contact tracing app will be mandatory for all workers

  The app's compulsory use is raising concerns among privacy advocates, who say it is unclear how the data will be used and who stress that India lacks privacy laws to govern the app.

  World

  May 2, 2020
• Trudeau open to ‘voluntary’ coronavirus tracking app but says privacy paramount

  'Canadians put a very high value on their privacy,' Trudeau said of coronavirus tracing apps.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2020
• How does COVID-19 contact tracing work? Alberta doctor explains

  When someone is diagnosed with COVID-19, an entire team of people gets to work to try to determine who else may be at risk of contracting the virus.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2020
• Alberta medical students help with COVID-19 contact tracing

  Three hundred medical students in Alberta are helping health-care workers trace possible exposures to the COVID-19 virus.

  Health

  Apr 7, 2020
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• Tech companies are proposing Canada use phone apps to track spread of coronavirus

  Civil liberties experts question the effectiveness of apps that use location data to track potential coronavirus cases, saying governments should also consider privacy rights.

  Tech

  Apr 3, 2020