Covidwise, the pandemic app from Apple and Google, to roll out in Virginia

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Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology.

If, for instance, there are two students in adjacent dorm rooms with a wall between them, the health department says the wall would be expected to diminish the signal strength between devices but a notification might still be triggered depending on the composition of the wall.A number of states have expressed interest in the Apple-Google technology, including Alabama – which has begun pilot testing – South Carolina, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.

Several states have introduced apps using other approaches, such as satellite-based GPS location tracking, but there's little evidence they have been successful. Unlike the Apple-Google model, many of these apps send data to public health officials so they can use it to trace the contacts of infected patients.TikTok, WeChat and ‘untrusted’ Chinese apps should be removed from U.S.

"While we know that it has been very helpful in many cases, we can't say exactly how many," said Rhode Island health department spokesman Joseph Wendelken.

 

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RepDonBeyer Lol no thanks.

RepDonBeyer It won’t work for older IPhones

RepDonBeyer GovSisolak implement this immediately

GovernorVA He's wanting to track people.. not working Ralphie, give it up

GovernorVA WearAMask

GovernorVA FightForThem

GovernorVA

jamalhbryant But yet, no cure? 🤔

GovernorVA How about you worrying about the Pusstifa and Black Lies Matter folks and preventing then from peacefully burning down the city. They know Biden has no chance against the best President in history. The debate will be biblicable if Joe Hiden comes out of that basement. TRUMP2020

How many liberals will sign up? TONS.

jamalhbryant My cell phone company added that a couple of months ago

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GovernorVA And so Adolf Northam can track you and control you and continue to play Nationalist Socialist games!

GovernorVA

GovernorVA How soon until VA socialists start issuing automated citations for violating forthcoming lockdowns?

GovernorVA How about we put out a sensor that automatically notifies GovernorVA when a business exposed to his policies is dead?

GovernorVA George Orwell much?

GovernorVA Ummmm, no thanks.

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Sigh, not essential, help a little

Hello I need a good friend

i'll pass

it is Reactive Approach, ALL should be proactive in prevention. The most effective in fighting Covid-19 ALL people self discipline to proactively follow rules of wash hands, wear mask n physical distancing in public places.

Meanwhile, in Georgia, governor sues mayor because of city mask mandate...

Fcccking creepy

tymetwx This is dangerous imo...

Virginia is for Big Brother.

I need an app that let's me know I'm in the vicinity of stupid bc where as Jesus let's me know I need other people who dont believe in God but believe in technology to be informed to let them know if they are stupid or not.

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