App measures physical distance, notifies users who’ve been near COVID-19
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the launch of a free COVID-19 exposure notification mobile app as a tool to supplement the effort to trace and contact individuals subject to a COVID-19 exposure.
The app, COVID Alert NY, notifies users if they have been in close contact — within six feet for at least 10 minutes — of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
“The COVID Alert NY technology complements the work of our contact tracing teams and will speed up the process by which New Yorkers are notified of potential exposure and provided with helpful resources on testing and social services from the State Department of Health,” said New York Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker. “We urge all New Yorkers to take the simple steps to download the app today.”
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