VIRGINIA FIRST TO ROLL OUT PANDEMIC APP FROM APPLE, GOOGLE
Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google.
The free Covidwise app is available in Apple and Android app stores as of Wednesday.
State officials, who emphasized that the app doesn’t track user location or collect personal information, announced public campaigns encouraging people
