{"id":146074,"date":"2020-08-25T07:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T14:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=146074"},"modified":"2020-08-26T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T18:47:59","slug":"nevada-launches-contact-tracing-app-covid-trace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevada-launches-contact-tracing-app-covid-trace\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Launches Contact Tracing App, \u2018COVID Trace,\u2019 Urges Tourists to Sign Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nevada\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) called on tourists and state residents alike to download the state\u2019s new contact tracing app, \u201cCOVID Trace,\u201d launched Monday.<\/p>\n

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COVID Trace will warn users if they\u2019ve come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. (Image: YouTube)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The opt-in app has been developed in collaboration between Apple and Google, and is similar to those already launched in Virginia and Alabama. It\u2019s hoped the app will prove to be a godsend for a tourist state that has struggled to keep track of the ebb and flow of its transitory population since emerging from lockdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New reported coronavirus cases have increased more than sixfold since Nevada reopened its casinos and other nonessential business in May and early June. As of Tuesday morning, the state had reported 66,075 confirmed cases and 1,200 deaths. Over the past seven days, there has been an average of 579 cases per day, although this is a 30 percent decrease from the average two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Bluetooth Scans <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The app will allow people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to anonymously inform those they previously encountered of potential exposure. It uses algorithms and Bluetooth scanning to determine whether two people have had close enough contact to warrant concern.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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At a press conference Friday, the DHHS touted the anonymity of the technology, emphasizing that no personal information would be collected or stored by the app. However, since it\u2019s completely voluntary, it relies on a critical mass of adoption to be effective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“The DHHS created this app so Nevadans can make use of the latest technology to keep themselves and their families safe and fight the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d said Julia Peek, Nevada deputy administrator of Community Health Services, in a statement. \u201cBy working together and using every tool at our disposal, we can protect our communities and flatten the curve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Divulging Hotspots<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking at the same press conference, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) said state officials may start publicly naming coronavirus hotspots, including casinos. Unlike some venues<\/a>, the gaming floors have remained open throughout Nevada\u2019s second virus spike.<\/p>\n

The governor has come under pressure to publish state data on case clusters and possible \u201csuper spreader\u201d events within the state. But he also offered a word of caution about the need to protect businesses and the economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople might give you five, six, 10, or 20 places that they\u2019ve visited where they might have contracted the disease. But they can\u2019t specify the one place where they actually did,\u201d he said, as reported by The Reno Gazette-Journal<\/em>. \u201cWe have to be very careful to make sure businesses aren\u2019t harmed by half-information being put out there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nevada\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) called on tourists and state residents alike to download the state\u2019s new contact tracing app, \u201cCOVID Trace,\u201d launched Monday. The opt-in app has been developed in collaboration between Apple and Google, and is similar to those already launched in Virginia and Alabama. 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