# Virginia launches the first U.S. app using Apple-Google coronavirus notification technology

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/virginia-launches-the-first-u-s-app-using-apple-google-coronavirus-notification-technology-2/
- Published: 2020-08-06T09:15:23-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Germany’s coronavirus contact-tracing app, Corona-Warn, is displayed on an iPhone in Berlin on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg via Getty Images. Article by Kif Leswing. KEY POINTS Virginia’s coronavirus notification app, called Covidwise, launched on Wednesday, just under four months after the Apple-Google partnership was first announced. It’s only for Virginia residents for now. It’s the first state in the United States to use the Apple-Google contact-tracing technology built into iPhones and Android phones. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cnbc.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio