Hundreds more training to ramp up contact tracing in Washington state
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SEATTLE – Whenever you leave your house, health experts want you to keep a mental log of who you are around so that contact tracing is possible.
The idea is to box in the virus quickly by telling people to isolate themselves if they were in close contact with a person with COVID-19. The state says no one will find out the identity of the positive person.
The Washington Department of Health says there are 700 people trained ready to do contact tracing with 800 more in the pipeline to become investigators. Secretary of Health John Wiesman says many of those newly trained will be from the National Guard.
The endeavor will certainly be a challenging one, especially if cases go back up.
That’s why many believe a new kind of tracking system by Google and Apple is promising.
The tech giants are expected to launch an app so governments can track people through the use of their phones.