Canada’s COVID Alert App Will Be Discontinued as PCR Testing Becomes Rare

Canada’s COVID Alert App Will Be Discontinued as PCR Testing Becomes Rare
Canada's COVID Alert app is seen on an iPhone in Ottawa, on July 31, 2020. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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Canada’s COVID Alert app will be discontinued in the coming days, a federal government source tells The Canadian Press.

The app was launched in the summer of 2020 as the pandemic began and billed as a way to alert people if they’ve been in close contact with someone who’s been infected with COVID-19, without collecting personal data.