COVID Alert now available in Nova Scotia, passes 4.3 million downloads - Android

Nova Scotia’s Department of Health and Wellness has announced via Twitter (@nshealth) that the federal government’s COVID Alert app is now available in the province. The news comes almost two weeks after the federal government announced COVID Alert would become available both in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. The app became available in P.E.I. on October...

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Nova Scotia’s Department of Health and Wellness has announced via Twitter (@nshealth) that the federal government’s COVID Alert app is now available in the province.

The news comes almost two weeks after the federal government announced COVID Alert would become available both in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. The app became available in P.E.I. on October 8th.

In a series of tweets, the Health and Wellness account outlined the basics of how COVID Alert works, how it protects users’ privacy and linked to the Nova Scotia website so people could learn more about the app.

COVID Alert is available for free on the Play Store for Android and App Store for iOS. It operates on Google and Apple’s Exposure Notification system, which uses Bluetooth to detect nearby smartphones also running the app. In short, COVID Alert will trade anonymous, unique codes with nearby devices that represent potential exposures. Details like signal strength and length of time can be used to estimate the risk of exposure. The codes do not contain any personal data or any identifying information that could reveal who you are.

Nova Scotians will be able to receive #COVID19 exposure alerts directly to their smartphones when using Health Canada’s free COVID Alert App, available on the Apple or Google Play app stores. You can also download it at https://t.co/nY74BH394a. pic.twitter.com/WwOYl3JMOR

— Health & Wellness (@nshealth) October 15, 2020