As extra Canadian provinces begin utilizing the Federal COVID Alert app to assist notify individuals in the event that they’ve been uncovered to COVID-19, the larger query is when all provinces will undertake the platform.
Two notable holdouts have been Quebec and British Columbia, with the previous province deciding to undertake the app final week. Now, in a current tweet. the B.C. authorities says that “it’s within the works.”
@lsoNation It is within the works. “It’s an ongoing dialogue. The workforce with the federal authorities is working with particular person provinces sequentially, so we’re on that checklist, however we’re additionally working with them to make some changes that can meet our wants. …” 1/2
— BC Authorities Information (@BCGovNews) October 9, 2020
The tweet, which is penned by the province’s high physician, Dr. Bonnie Henery, says that the federal authorities is working with “particular person provinces sequentially,” and that B.C. is in talks to develop an answer that’s proper for the province.
There’s no official timeline for when the province will acquire entry to the app, however Dr. Henery says, “I do know we’re on the to-do checklist for a while within the coming weeks.”
The app is already out there in Ontario, Manitoba, many Atlantic provinces and Saskatchewan.
Supply: BC Government News (@BCGovNews)
