Contact tracing app

We've heard a lot about contact tracing during the pandemic.

Contact tracing is the practice of letting people who have been around an infected person know about positive results.

There's a new app called the Covid Watch App which can help notify students, faculty, and staff who've been around someone who's tested positive for COVID-19.

THAT'S THE PRACTICE OF LETTINGPEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND ANINFECTED PERSON KNOW ABOUTPOSITIVE RESULTS.NOW THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONAIS WORKING ON AN APP THAT WOULDMAKE THAT PROCESS BASICALLYHANDS FREE.IT'S CALLED THE COVID WATCHIF THEY'VE BEEN AROUND SOMEONEWHO'S TESTED POSITIVE FORCOVID-19.DEVELOPERS SAY - EVERYTHINGWILL BE ANONYMOUS.WHEN SOMEONE TESTS POSITIVE FORCOVID-19 - THEY CAN SEND ANALERT TO OTHERS WITH THE APP,WHO THEY'VE INTERACTED WITHSO YOU HAVE TO HAVE BEEN AROUNDTHAT PERSON FOR A MINIMUM OF15 MINUTES, WITHIN A 14 DAYPERIOD TO GET THAT SIGNATURE.PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE APP, ANDWERE NEAR THE PERSON WHO TESTEDPOSITIVE -WILL RECEIVE THAT ALERT LETTINGTHEM KNOW THEY'VE BEEN EXPOSED.THEN THEY'RE GIVEN INFORMATIONON HOW TO SELF-ISOLATE ANDWHERE THEY CAN GET TESTED.WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CANTHESE DAYS TO PROTE