Those devices that have random codes on record matching the codes shared to the central server by your device, will receive a notification that the device user (an anonymous fellow member of the app community) has had potential exposure to COVID-19 over the prior 14 days.
The COVID ALERT SA app gives you the power to slow the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa and to keep yourself, your loved ones and everyone else safe.
Contact tracing refers to getting hold of people who have recently been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID ALERT SA removes the need for us to remember any of these details and makes the contact tracing process far more thorough.
COVID ALERT SA is part of COVIDConnect – the National Department of Health’s digital COVID-19 response platform.