Covid App
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‘A threat to Canada because I couldn’t use an app’: Winnipegger forced to quarantineA Winnipeg woman says she was forced to quarantine after returning to Canada despite having two vaccines and a booster, a negative PCR test, and all of her paperwork.HealthMar 25, 2022
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96% of Canadians who test positive for coronavirus aren’t using COVID Alert app properlyLess 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.CanadaMar 17, 2021
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SFU researcher calls on B.C. government to ‘do more’ in fight against COVID-19Scott Lear says in an open letter to Premier John Horgan, Health Minister Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry that the province has been slow to adopt technology.HealthJan 29, 2021
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Alberta contact-tracing app has been used in just 32 COVID-19 cases to dateAB 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.CanadaJan 14, 2021
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B.C.’s top doctor says COVID-19 app would ’cause more concern’ if activated in the provinceProvincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says British Columbia has been pushing back against the federal COVID-19 app because 'we believe [it] would cause more concern and frustration.'HealthOct 27, 2020
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Prince Edward Island activates federal COVID-19 exposure notification appIslanders who test positive for COVID-19 can enter a key from Public Health into the application, which will activate the app's notification function.CanadaOct 8, 2020
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The COVID Alert app isn’t working as well as it should be, and Canadians are part of the problemJust five of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories have officially adopted COVID Alert, and about 10 per cent of smartphone users have downloaded it.CanadaOct 2, 2020
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National COVID-19 tracking app now available to Manitobans'The COVID Alert app is an additional measure to help inform Manitobans ... and limit the spread of COVID-19 in our communities,' Brian Pallister said.HealthOct 1, 2020
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Newfoundland and Labrador encouraging residents to use new COVID-19 tracing appThe app does not track a user's movements, nor does it share or collect personal information.CanadaSep 3, 2020
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Quebec won’t use federal coronavirus exposure app for nowQuebec is the province hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis.HealthAug 25, 2020
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