LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- CentrAlert,
Inc. today announced the launch of their free Know NOW! App to help
everyone gain access to essential COVID-19 information. Know NOW!,
which is available for Apple and Android, seeks to streamline the
various sources of COVID-19 updates and unify them in one
easy-to-use mobile application.
"When COVID-19 first hit, there was so much that we didn't
know," says CentrAlert CEO, Jeff
Whattam. "But after going through four months of lockdowns,
testing and social distancing, there almost seems to be too much
information out there. With the country starting to re-open,
conditions are prime for a second wave of infections and our Know
NOW! App offers one simple interface to keep users safe and
informed."
Amid the chaos of COVID-19, it's this very simplicity that is
the strongest asset of Know NOW! Upon downloading the App, users
just select their Current or Home Location to gain access to every
core feature.
The first of these features is Governor alerts. With each state
largely in control of their own response, there has been no single
way to keep up with the most recent COVID-19 updates. However, Know
NOW! shares real-time alerts from state Governors so that the user
is always informed of the latest executive orders, restrictions,
re-openings and more. These alerts, which are delivered in-App and
as push notifications, are archived for five days with new updates
taking precedence.
In addition to providing users with the most up-to-date state
information, Know NOW! also offers access to a variety of
interactive maps. Central to this functionality is the COVID-19
Test Site Map. With the virus hitting so swiftly, the average
person had no idea how to find their nearest COVID-19 test site.
The team behind Know NOW! has sought to remedy this issue by
researching an ever-growing list of over 7,000 test sites across
the country, with directions from your current location available
for each. On top of this, Know NOW! offers two other map views with
official state and national CDC statistics as well as hospital and
urgent care locations.
As the year wears on, Know NOW! will unveil new features with
uses far beyond COVID-19. "We don't want people to think of Know
NOW! exclusively as a tool for fighting COVID-19 – we want users to
be able to get other information too," says Whattam. "Later in
2020, we plan to release additional features for Know NOW!, such as
weather and other emergency alerts. We will also offer public and
private entities alike the opportunity to create their own alert
groups for more specialized communication."
The Know NOW! App is available absolutely free for the duration
of the COVID-19 pandemic on the App Store and Google Play. For more
information, visit https://centralert.com/covid-19.
About CentrAlert
Founded in 1997 and based in Lexington, Kentucky, CentrAlert produces
Crisis-Driven Alert & Control (C-DAC), an intelligent emergency
alert and control system. C-DAC directs personal communication to
targeted recipients, coordinates mass notification using any
device, and provides adaptive intelligent controls to secure
environments and mitigate the effects of a crisis. For more
information, visit centralert.com.
SOURCE CentrAlert, Inc