New York launched on Thursday, a new ''Covid-19 Alert NY'' app that will follow its users when they’ve been contact with inpiduals who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. It’s free and available through Apple’s App Store and Google Play for both iPhones and Android phones.
According to CNBC, the new app uses Bluetooth technology, not location tracking technology, to detect close contact between phones and inpiduals. Also, the app does not collect any personal information, or identifying information, from its users, and instead only tracks other users who you’ve come in contact with.
In a tweet, the New York governor Andrew Cuomo reported, that New York just launched COVID Alert NY, an exposure app that will alert you if you were in contact with someone who has COVID. The app will never track your location is completely anonymous. Protect your community, yourself and your privacy. Download the app today.
According to Cuomo, New York currently has 15,000 contact tracers across the state as well as the app provides a new tool in the tracing effort. It was developed in cooperation with Bloomberg Philanthropies with assistance from Google, Apple and other tech companies.
On other hand, the state is targeting 20 hot spot zip codes where the average rate of positive tests rose to 6.5% with noted growth in Rockland County and Brooklyn.
According to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, 1,000 city workers have been out on the streets doing education efforts, free mask distribution, inspections, and visiting schools and businesses. In all 130 warnings were issued on last Wednesday.
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