Ontario Contact Tracing

• Why contact tracing becomes ‘impossible’ as coronavirus cases surge

  The city of Toronto is rolling back its contact tracing efforts as the city grapples with a backlog of coronavirus infections.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2020
  
• Many seniors don’t own a smartphone. Experts say it might be a ‘gap’ in tracking apps

  Since the method is reliant on owning a smartphone, it might miss the mark with some demographics, experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2020
  
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• If contact tracing for COVID-19 stops at the border, can it really be effective?

  As restrictions loosen around the world and travel cautiously increases, there could be 'blind spots' in how we trace potential cases across borders, one expert said.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2020
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• Doug Ford calls for a national strategy on contact tracing of COVID-19 cases

  "We need a national plan for contact tracing. Right now each individual province is doing it, but we need a national plan, to work with the federal government and all the provinces, the 10 provinces and the three territories," said Ford.

  Health

  May 5, 2020