COVID Alert app, which lets users know if they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive, is now available in Manitoba.People who have tested positive for the coronavirus will be given one-time keys from their local health authorities that they can enter into the app, and the app will then notify others who have come into close contact with that person for longer than 15 minutes.
Manitoba still working on getting COVID-19 contact tracing app The government said the app protects all data it collects, and doesn’t track a user’s location or personally identifiable information.COVID Alert, which has already been downloaded by more than three million Canadians, currently makes one-time keys provided by health authorities.