Scam?
Be VERY cautious when you receive an unsolicited text/email.
Scammers/Spammers are active and leveraging COVID hysteria.
Reply? You just verified your phone/email is active and they sell that info to other scammers/spammers.
Not a scam... it was an alert directly to my phone.
Not in a text.
There is nothing sinister about this, other than Apple including something few want. iPhone included this tracker about three updates back and it can be disabled.
In iOS 13.6.1 and earlier
Head to Settings on your iPhone
Swipe down and tap Privacy
Now choose Health
Tap COVID-19 Exposure Logging at the top
You’ll need an authorized app before Exposure Notifications can be turned on. But then you can tap the toggle to turn notifications on or off
You can also delete the exposure logs manually at any time at the bottom of the settings
Follow along here for when apps from health authorities become available in the U.S.