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QR code check-ins ‘useless’ in Australia’s Omicron wave but experts urge for them to stay
Daniel Andrews concedes there’s ‘not very much contract tracing going on’, but experts say it’s important to keep the infrastructure in place
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Checking-in is currently “useless” in stopping the spread of Covid-19 but QR codes can still play an important role as the nation enters a new phase of the pandemic, according to epidemiologists.
Mandatory QR code check-ins remain in several settings across Australia, including in states where contact tracing efforts have been wound back in the face of rising Omicron infections.
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