COVID-Alert

• ‘A lot of blame to go around’: Health expert says governments not co-operating on COVID-19 app

  A new advisory panel report points to key reasons why so many Canadians may not be using the COVID Alert app correctly.

  Canada

  Mar 20
• 96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properly

  Less than four per cent of Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 have used the federal COVID Alert app to warn people of possible exposure to the virus.

  Canada

  Mar 17
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• Alberta contact-tracing app has been used in just 32 COVID-19 cases to date

  AB Trace Together has been used to track 32 positive cases and identify 141 close contacts, meaning it's been used in about 0.028 per cent of cases.

  Canada

  Jan 14
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• Pressure grows for Alberta and B.C. to join COVID Alert app as cases surge

  Both have their reasons for not signing on, but with contact tracing resources stretched to the max, experts say the merit behind those reasons is weakening.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
• 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
• ‘We haven’t made a final decision’ on federal COVID-19 app, Alberta premier says

  When asked about bringing the federal COVID-19 app to Alberta, the premier said AB Trace Together is more efficient and aligns with the province's contact-tracing system.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2020
• ‘Not the year to have a Halloween party’ due to COVID-19: Nenshi

  Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) chief Tom Sampson urged Calgarians to slow to the spread of COVID-19 over Halloween.

  Health

  Oct 28, 2020
• Nova Scotia adopts COVID ALERT app

  The app has already been introduced in several provinces in Canada, and its usage is expected to continue to grow.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
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• The COVID Alert app isn’t working as well as it should be, and Canadians are part of the problem

  Just five of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories have officially adopted COVID Alert, and about 10 per cent of smartphone users have downloaded it.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2020
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• Nova Scotia hoping to introduce COVID Alert app in near future

  The app has already been introduced in several provinces in Canada, and its usage is expected to continue growing.

  Health

  Oct 1, 2020