Hawaii Health Department has launched AlohaSafe Alert app.
What does AlohaSafe Alert app do?
- Will alert app users if they’ve been in contact with anyone who is positive
- Relies on Bluetooth technology that is said to better protect personal data
- Will supplement contact tracing by the Hawaii Department of Health
What will count as exposure contact by an App user?
- if phones were in proximity to one another in the past 14 days
- at a distance of 6 feet or less
- for at least 15 minutes
How many states are using a contact tracing app? Dozen including California, Washington, and the District of Columbia
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