covid alert

iOS 14.0.1 Fixes COVID Alert App Exposure Notifications Issue [Update]

The federal government's Canadian Digital Service (CDS) today announced the latest iOS 14.0.1 update has fixed an issue related to "an inconsistency in push notifications" between the COVID Alert app and iOS Exposure Notifications. "We’ve heard some feedback from users that there’s an inconsistency in push notifications between Apple’s Exposure Notifications and Health Canada’s COVID...

COVID Alert Launches in P.E.I. on Thursday; ‘Very Close’ in Nova Scotia

Last week, Prince Edward Island announced it would soon launch support for Canada’s COVID Alert exposure notification app. Today, the province announced COVID Alert support will launch this Thursday, while Nova Scotia said its own launch was in its final stages. According to CBC News, P.E.I. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison said at...