Hi All
Please see the below communication from Gus Dorrington.
Regards,
Michael
From: Gus Dorrington (National Service Desk) <gus.dorrington@xxxxxx>
Sent: 07 July 2020 15:14
To: 'Michael Lavin' <lavinm37@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: FW: COVID Tracker app now available to download
From: HSE All Staff Update
Sent: 07 July 2020 10:06
To: Distr_Group_All_Users
Subject: COVID Tracker app now available to download
COVID Tracker app now available to download
Through the work we do in the health service, we have all helped to reduce
the spread of COVID-19 in Ireland over recent months.
As part of this effort, the HSE has made a free smartphone app that helps
improve contact tracing for COVID-19.
The COVID Tracker app is now available on <https://bit.ly/2ZIvEHf>
covidtracker.ie, and can help make contact tracing faster and more accurate,
reducing the spread of coronavirus.
People who use the app can:
* get an alert if they have been in close contact with someone who
tests positive for COVID-19
* alert others if they test positive for coronavirus this will help
keep other people safe
* track symptoms and get advice on what to do if theyre sick
* get regular updates, and protect themselves and others as we learn
to live with COVID-19
How will the app protect privacy?
* The app exchanges secure, anonymous records when people using the
app are in close contact with each other. The app will never identify app
users and they cannot access each others information.
* The app does not collect names, location or movements. Records are
collected anonymously and stored on your mobile phone.
* If a person tests positive for COVID-19, they can choose to upload
records to anonymously alert their close contacts.
* Users can choose to put their mobile phone number into the app. The
contact tracing team will call them, if they receive a close contact alert,
to give advice and arrange a test, if needed.
* If people use the COVID Check-In function to record any symptoms,
they can anonymously share their town or county, age group and sex, to help
the HSE understand the spread of COVID-19 in Ireland.
Can health care workers use the app?
Yes you can. If you use the app on your work phone, you may need to connect
to Wi-Fi to first download the app.
If you are a health care worker and you receive a close contact alert, you
should request a call back from the contact tracing team and get more advice
on what to do.
We will learn more about how the app works in different settings over the
coming weeks and may issue guidance for specific groups of health care
workers.
Information for GPs
A key function of the app is to speed up the contact tracing process. App
users can choose to record their mobile phone number in the app. This
enables the contact tracing team to call them to organise testing, if
appropriate. On receipt of a close contact alert, a user could also decide
instead to contact their GP. It is important that GPs are aware that they
may receive these genuine calls. You can provide appropriate support like
you do for other concerned patients who are close contacts of someone with
COVID-19.
The more people who download and use the app, the more effective it will be
to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
For more information, go to covidtracker.ie <https://bit.ly/2ZIvEHf>
Stay safe. Protect each other.
Need information and advice on COVID-19? Go to www.hse.ie/coronavirus
<https://www.hse.ie/coronavirus>
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