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Virginia Department of Health to offer tracking app to help with coronavirus contact tracing
Read full article: Virginia Department of Health to offer tracking app to help with coronavirus contact tracingROANOKE, Va. The Virginia Department of health will soon have a new app available to help with coronavirus contact tracing. The app will track you, allowing you and health officials to know if and when you might have come in contact with someone who has the coronavirus. Additionally, the VDH is using volunteers to trace the contact history of coronavirus patients. VDH Administration Deputy Commissioner Mona Bector emphasizes the app will be optional. A system to allow people to check their symptoms at home and get treatment if needed was also expected to be available soon.
Struggling to stay sober? Curious about cutting back? This app just might save you
Read full article: Struggling to stay sober? Curious about cutting back? This app just might save youIt includes sober dating, travel information, community groups, booze-less guides, where to find the best mocktails; you name it. Gottlieb said there has been a lot of interest in Loosid’s “sober curious” groups. How can the app help? For example, select “I just relapsed and I need help” or “Weekend and holiday support,” and you’ll be linked with people and resources. “Some people are coming out of the hospitality industry -- people with no money, who need help now,” Gottlieb said.