{"id":79916,"date":"2020-10-02T01:13:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T22:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-state-launches-app-that-warns-of-potential-covid-19-exposure\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T01:13:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T22:13:40","slug":"new-york-state-launches-app-that-warns-of-potential-covid-19-exposure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-state-launches-app-that-warns-of-potential-covid-19-exposure\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  New York state launches app that warns of potential COVID-19 exposure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4126677a03b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4126677a03b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-state-launches-app-that-warns-of-potential-covid-19-exposure\/#As_positive-test_rates_rise_in_pockets_of_the_city_Covid_Alert_NY_tells_residents_if_theyve_been_within_6_feet_of_a_confirmed_case\" >As positive-test rates rise in pockets of the city, Covid Alert NY tells residents if they\u2019ve been within 6 feet of a confirmed case<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-state-launches-app-that-warns-of-potential-covid-19-exposure\/#Virginia_K_Smith\" >Virginia K. Smith<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  New York state launches <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> that warns of potential COVID-19 exposure<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"As_positive-test_rates_rise_in_pockets_of_the_city_Covid_Alert_NY_tells_residents_if_theyve_been_within_6_feet_of_a_confirmed_case\"><\/span>\n  As positive-test rates rise in pockets of the city, Covid Alert NY tells residents if they\u2019ve been within 6 feet of a confirmed case<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"B7650CBE-0431-11EB-9DA1-5695610B32E5\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Call it contact tracing in app form.<\/p>\n<p> State officials Thursday announced the launch of Covid Alert NY, an app that will warn New Yorkers if they\u2019ve spent more than 10 minutes within 6 feet of other app users, creating a network of \u201cclose contacts\u201d who can easily be notified of exposure if one of them later tests positive for the virus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       \u201cThis is a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>-based contact tracing app,\u201d Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement. \u201cTesting is only as good as your contact tracing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cuomo made the announcement in partnership with New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. New York and New Jersey will now join Pennsylvania and Delaware in a regional app network that will work across state lines to help stop the spread. Connecticut is expected to join the network in the coming weeks, as well.<\/p>\n<p>The technology comes from the Exposure Notification System developed by Google<br \/>\n        GOOGL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202490156\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+1.52%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n      \u00a0 and Apple<br \/>\n        AAPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202934861\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.84%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n      \u00a0. It does not track or collect users\u2019 location or personal data, according to a release from the governor\u2019s office. Instead, Bluetooth technology is used to detect proximity to other app users, rather than exact location.<\/p>\n<p>The free app, available for iPhone and Android, generates randomized anonymous close-contact codes if you\u2019re in prolonged proximity with another user. If you test positive, contact tracers will now ask if you have the app, and if so, whether you\u2019re willing to share your app\u2019s auto-generated list of close contacts so that tracers can warn them of possible exposure. Users who have been in close contact with positive cases will receive \u201cexposure alerts\u201d telling them that they\u2019ve been exposed to the virus by a close contact. All personal information will remain anonymous.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will tell you if you were within 6 feet of a person who tested positive and if you were within 6 feet of a person who tested positive for 10 minutes,\u201d the governor said. \u201cSo, it will tell you if you\u2019re \u2018in contact\u2019 with a COVID positive person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coronavirus update: <\/strong>Global case tally above 34 million \u2014 with U.S. accounting for a fifth \u2014 as Dr. Fauci hits back at Trump\u2019s mask claim<\/p>\n<p>By having a ready-made list of people who may have been exposed to one another, contact tracers may be able to more effectively slow the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Covid Alert also shows users recent local statistics on how many New Yorkers have been tested, and the current rate of positive tests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>The launch coincides with a rise in cases, as well as the reopening of indoor dining and in-person school, both of which resumed this week. Based on Wednesday\u2019s testing, the statewide positivity rate was 1.27%, with 20 \u201chotspot\u201d ZIP Codes reporting a combined rate of 6.5%. In New York City, the overall positivity rate was 1.3%, with significantly higher rates in cluster neighborhoods, including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/covid-spike-compliance-order-shutdown-nyc-coronavirus\/6689171\/\" class=\"icon none\">Williamsburg and Borough Park in Brooklyn<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the first <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/01\/first-nyc-school-closes-for-extended-period-due-to-coronavirus\/\" class=\"icon none\">New York City school was closed due to coronavirus<\/a>. The John F. Kennedy School in Elmhurst, Queens, was ordered into the standard 14-day quarantine protocol after two unrelated coronavirus cases were detected.<\/p>\n<p>Citywide, the rolling seven-day average positive-test rate is currently 1.59%. Indoor dining, which began Wednesday across the five boroughs at 25% capacity, will be put on pause if that rate hits 2% on a seven-day rolling average, Mayor de Blasio has said, and schools will return to remote-only learning if it reaches 3%.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"\n              inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            \n            inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Virginia K. Smith\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Virginia_K_Smith\"><\/span>Virginia K. 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