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California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases

by Amy TaxinAdam Beam
| December 7, 2020 10:03 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar throughout the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday.

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