Haha. Thanks. Yeah I got a notification that I didn't have a compatible app. lol. Just wanted to see what it was all about. Oh well. Bye bye apple covid app!!
Sent from my iPhone > On May 22, 2020, at 12:59 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > This feature really only makes sense in countries or states/provinces where > the government releases an official app which is used by a significant > majority of the population. > Don't expect that you'll find an app which send you a notification telling > you that you should get out of the way because the person who is 15 feet away > and coming your way has COVID-19, it can never do this and is not designed to > do this. > In the best case scenario this is designed to help health authorities to > trace people after the fact and to warn others that they may have been > exposed to somebody who has COVID-19. > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Diane > Giannetti > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 9:49 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Covid and iOS 13.5? > > How do you know which app will coincide with the COVID-19 in health privacy? > > Sent from Diane's awesome iPhone! > >> On May 21, 2020, at 11:57 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> It's not in the Health app. >> Go into Settings and search for COVID and you'll find it, it's under >> Privacy > Health However, turning this on in itself does nothing, You would >> also need an app promoted by your government which actually stores data >> about where you have been and with whom else you came into close contact who >> also has this technology. >> Theoretically if a person tests positive for COVID-19 and has the app, >> authorities an then check that person's app to see with whom they have come >> into contact with and these people can then be notified and potentially will >> be required to self-isolate for 14 days to make sure they did not get >> infected. >> The issue with all of this is that you ideally need a single app for all of >> Canada or at least for your province and that at least 60% to 80% of all >> people would have to use said app for it to be really effective. This is >> very new technology, it's not at all proven how effective this could be and >> nobody in a country like Canada, the US or most European countries would put >> up with being forced to use it. >> I think you are also in Canada and, in particular, in British Columbia, >> aren't you? If so I wouldn't be too worried anyways, we are extremely lucky >> to be in a province which did a lot of stuff right. Currently there are only >> just over 300 people of the just under 2,500 who tested positive who have >> not yet recovered and given our population of 5 Million that is not so bad >> and with basic common sense, physical distancing and hand hygiene chance for >> you to pick up COVID-19 are pretty small. >> >> Best regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Jenifer Barr >> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 5:39 PM >> To: iPhone List <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Covid and ios 13.5? >> >> Hi all. >> I looked in the health app but found nothing about Covid 19. 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