Despite a record weekend increase in COVID-19 cases, B.C. is in no hurry to get on board with the rest of the country in activating the federal government's coronavirus exposure alert app. "There are some parameters that they've built into the federal app that we don't feel work and we believe would cause more concern and frustration as we've seen in some other provinces," Henry said. saw a spike of 817 new cases and three deaths over the weekend, the largest number of new cases ever in the province during a three day period. The federal government's smartphone app lets users anonymously report their positive COVID-19 tests and alert others who may have been exposed.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2020 05:26 UTC