California ties up with Apple and Google for Covid-19 contact-tracing app

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state would launch an official Covid-19 contact-tracing app developed by Apple and Google, becoming the 18th American state to do so. The app called ’CA Notify’ will alert users via push notification when others who tested positive for the coronavirus are nearby. Californians can log in to the app from Thursday onward.

California ties up with Apple and Google for Covid-19 contact-tracing app

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