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Meriden Officials Warn of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Scams
The Meriden Health and Human Services Department and the Meriden Police Department said members of the general public are receiving calls from scammers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers and they are requesting private information, such as financial information and social security numbers. Meriden officials said contact tracers will ask for medical symptoms and about anyone with whom you’ve had...
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UConn Students Help With COVID-19 Contact Tracing
Slowing the spread of the coronavirus is the goal of hundreds of contact tracers in the state. They’re also there to help provide support for those who have just tested positive. And college students are playing a big role. “It’s really important to connect to people,” said Nathalie Adams, a UConn graduate student. Adams is among a group of...
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UConn Students Help With COVID-19 Contact Tracing
A group of UConn students is doing contact tracing work in the state, calling those who have recently tested positive for COVID-19.
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What's It Really Like to Work Inside A Contact Tracing Center?
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the state is heavily relying on COVID-19 contact tracing centers to make connections. But what is it like working in an operation centered around contact tracing? Carly Matasavage leads a team of more than 50 in the Waterbury COVID-19 contact tracing call center. A seven-day operation, the staff works to find and contact those…
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What Is It Like to Be a Contact Tracer?
Contact tracers in Waterbury not only work to control the spread of the coronavirus, but also strive to meet the needs of those who have been diagnosed with the virus.
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Despite Promise, Few in US Adopting COVID-19 Exposure Apps
An Associated Press analysis finds that new smartphone technology for alerting people about possible exposure to the coronavirus has been slow to catch on
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660K Connecticut Residents Have Downloaded Contact Tracing Apps
Officials say 660,000 Connecticut residents have signed up to receive alerts when someone they were close to tests positive for COVID-19, but logging a positive case doesn’t happen immediately. “We’re coming up on about 20% of the entire population of the state has activated this, which gives us more than the critical mass we need for this to be effective…
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State Contract Tracing App Still Needs More Sign Ups Despite Early Successes
The state’s chief operating officer explains how the contract tracing works in Connecticut and how the early sign ups for the state’s contact tracing app are just a start.
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IT Security Expert Weighs in on State's Covid-19 App
Contact tracing has gone hi-tech and now fits directly in the palm of your hand. A tracing application began popping up on people’s personal devices this week. Alerting people to the new app, many people were prompted to enable, “exposure notifications.” The new contact tracing app allows phones of those who have opted in, to interact with each other....
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COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Now Available on Your Phone
COVID-19 exposure notifications from the Connecticut Department of Public Health are now available on your phone. COVID Alert CT, the state’s official exposure notification system, is now available for Apple and Android. Once installed, the app uses Bluetooth to determine if a user’s device moves within six feet of someone who has tested positive for the virus for a...
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COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Now Available on Your Phone
COVID Alert CT, the state’s official exposure notification system, is now available for Apple and Android.
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Contact Tracing App Rolls Out at Colleges, Universities
We check in every morning,” Annaly Khanthaphixay, CCSU Freshman said. Logging in to their campus COVID-19 symptom checker survey has been part of CCSU students’ daily routine since August. “We fill out these two questions and it’s like do you have any symptoms basically and have you come in a contact that you know of,” Brianna Fisher, CCSU Sophomore...
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Connecticut College Students Test New Contact Tracing App
Students at Connecticut State Colleges and Universities are the first to try out a new contact tracing app.
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Minority US Contact Tracers Build Trust in Diverse Cities
Across the U.S., people from immigrant, refugee and Black communities are being hired to bridge the cultural divide in the United States and rebuild public confidence in America’s public health system
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State to Distribute CDC Money to Local Health Districts
Local health districts across Connecticut will be getting money from the CDC to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
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‘Wrong at Every Level:' NJ Gov Says No One Should Have Gone to Trump Fundraiser
No one should have come in person last week to President Donald Trump’s fundraiser at his Bedminster golf club because of the risk of COVID-19 infection, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. White House officials acknowledged last week they knew of the president’s exposure risk before he traveled to the Garden State for Thursday’s event but allowed it...
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Waterbury Arts Magnet School Shifts to Remote Learning for 2 Days After COVID-19 Case
Waterbury Arts Magnet School will shift to a remote learning model for the next two days after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, the district said Monday night. In a letter, Superintendent Dr. Verna Ruffin said the entire school will transition to virtual learning Tuesday and Wednesday. The school building will be cleaned and disinfected while contact tracers inform…
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University of Hartford Implements New Sewer Testing To Trace COVID-19
The University of Hartford is utilizing a new way to trace COVID-19 cases and it involves the sewer system. The college is testing wastewater which allows the university to get a general idea of where traces of COVID-19 come from. It also allows leaders to pinpoint where there could be potentially an outbreak of cases. Every week, the college brings…
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University of Hartford Testing Wastewater to Monitor For Coronavirus Uptick
The University of Hartford is testing the wastewater on campus to be able to detect any increase in COVID-19 infections.
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‘Many People' May Have Been Exposed to COVID-19 at NY Church, Officials Warn
Authorities in Westchester County are warning that two priests and staff member at a local church who tested positive for COVID-19 may have exposed “many people” to the virus over four days of services. The alert from the Westchester County Department of Health identifies Holy Innocents Catholic Church on Bedford Road in Pleasantville as the potential exposure site. Anyone who…