The Federal government of Canada has declared its COVID Warn iOS and Android application has reached 2 million downloads. The info comes from Canadian Electronic Services (CDS) which is administering the app.
“We’ve reached two million downloads of #COVID Notify!”, mentioned CDS this morning. “Keep it up! The additional folks that down load the notification exposure app, the more powerful it can be.”
COVID Notify released in late July for those in Ontario. Check out the next timeline of its milestones:
- July 31: COVID Notify launches in Ontario
- August 3: COVID Inform hits 1 million downloads
- August 7: COVID Notify hits 1.5 million downloads
- August 13: COVID Alert hits 1.9 million downloads
- August 16: COVID Notify hits 2 million downloads
The government states all Canadians really should down load COVID Notify, as the Apple and Google publicity notification API will even now function, even if your regional overall health authority does not guidance it however.
The application makes use of Bluetooth in the history for anonymous “handshakes” for products. For those people that check constructive for COVID-19, they can pick out to warn other folks anonymously by moving into in a 1-time critical received from neighborhood wellbeing officers.
Ottawa plans to devote upwards of $10 million to endorse downloads of COVID Warn.
Obtain links: COVID Inform for iOS COVID Notify for Android.
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