COVID 19 Alert

• Public health officials encourage Nova Scotians to download COVID Alert app, use it properly

  To date, Health Canada reports 5.3 million Canadians have downloaded the COVID-19 Alert application.

  Health

  Nov 20, 2020
  
• Fishing Lake First Nation school goes 100% online as ‘a precautionary measure’

  Fishing Lake First Nation's school has made the decision to move entirely to virtual learning after the coronavirus was detected in nearby municipalities. 

  Education

  Sep 18, 2020
  
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• COVID Alert app wraps first month with 2.2M downloads, 90 infection reports

  The COVID Alert app is currently only available in Ontario and it's not clear when it will expand.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Northern Alberta prayer event linked to over a dozen positive COVID-19 cases in B.C.

  On Aug. 17, Northern Health activated a health alert for northeast B.C., after confirming 17 cases of COVID-19.

  Canada

  Aug 17, 2020
• COVID 19 Alert app faces accessibility criticism for older Canadians, marginalized groups

  The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2020