The StopCOVID NI proximity app anonymously warns other app users, who you don’t know or who may not be warned through the DST service or by manual contact tracers, that they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.įurther information on the app and how to download it is available at: You will receive a text message after your positive test result from ‘HSCresult’ with a test code to add to the StopCOVID NI app, if you have it. They won’t tell them any of your details. The PHA will then get in touch with your close contacts by text message or phone to advise them that they have been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 and provide advice on what they need to need to do. They will usually try at least three times to reach you. If you don’t complete the Digital Self-Trace service, a contact tracer from the PHA will call you to work through some questions and identify your close contacts. If you don’t answer the phone, they will leave a voice message and call you back. one with a code to allow you to complete the Digital Self-Trace (DST) service.one with a code to update the StopCovidNI app if you have it on your phone.If you test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19),the Public Health Agency's (PHA) contact tracing service aims to alert people you have been in close contact with, so they can get tested and avoid passing the virus on.Īfter you receive your positive test result, you will receive two text messages: Contact tracing can help prevent the further spread of infections by letting people know if they have been in close contact with someone with the virus, so they can avoid passing it on.
You may have Coronavirus (COVID-19) and pass it on without knowing.
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