COVID-19 cases won’t roll out across Ontario Thursday as planned.A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health says the province is still working with the federal government and the app is expected to launch soon.
Coronavirus contact-tracing app to launch nationally in early July, Trudeau says The province will be the first to use the COVID Alert app, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said it should be ready for downloading in the rest of the country later this summer.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Premier Doug Ford says the app is meant to enhance the province’s contact tracing strategy.He’s previously said it could play a key role in helping contain the spread of COVID-19 as more businesses.