Virginia launches first statewide contact tracing app using Apple-Google platform

StateScoop: Virginia officials on Wednesday announced the release of the first statewide mobile app to trace the spread of COVID-19 using the Bluetooth-based interface developed jointly by Apple and Google. The app, called Covidwise, runs on the Exposure Notifications API that the two tech giants released in May for state and national health agencies to use in their efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic.

“If you realize you’ve been exposed, you can get tested to find out if you have the virus,” Gov. Ralph Northam said at a press conference in Richmond. “This is critical information to have so you know to isolate and contact your doctor. Getting test results in a timely manner is a key part of that.”

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