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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Team Shut Down in Queensland, Australia

Queensland’s state government will, on April 29, wind up the team responsible for COVID-19 contact tracing, issuing quarantine directions, monitoring quarantine compliance, and reviewing and managing the case data and vaccination status of thousands. This comes one day after the state ended isolation requirements for household contacts and as governments around the world begin to roll…


500,000 Addresses Leaked From Australian State Government Database

Over half a million addresses collected by New South Wales (NSW) as part of its COVID-19 safety program were leaked last year, according to data obtained by 9News. The 566,318 addresses included the details of businesses, organisations, and government departments who were registering as COVIDSafe with the NSW Department of Customer Service. Less than one…


Contact Tracing Data in Victoria, Australia Accessible to Third Parties: Court Documents

Contact tracing information in the Australian state of Victoria is accessible to third parties despite earlier government assurances that the data was secure, according to recently unveiled court documents. Victoria’s Acting Premier Jacinta Allan has since admitted that contact tracing information could be shared with third parties, such as police or government agencies, for public…


Federal Government Abandoned COVID Alert App Months Ago Due to ‘Low Uptake’

The federal government “gave up” on the COVID Alert app months ago, terminating support for the contact tracing report system due to its “low uptake,” Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister said. “The federal government gave up on COVID Alerts app some time ago, several months before Christmas,” Dr. John Haggie said in a press conference…


Government Abandoned COVID Alert App Months Ago Due to ‘Low Uptake’

The federal government “gave up” on the COVID Alert app months ago, terminating support for the contact tracing report system due to its “low uptake,” Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister said. “The federal government gave up on COVID Alerts app some time ago, several months before Christmas,” Dr. John Haggie said in a press conference…


Aussie Healthcare Workers Could Wear Bluetooth ID Tags in Future Contract Tracing System: Research Trial

The future of COVID-19 contact tracing could see healthcare workers wear electronic ID tags while they work, according to trials underway at Monash University and healthcare provider Alfred Health. Researchers are currently trialling the use of Bluetooth-powered tags at the infectious disease ward at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Mehmet Yuce, associate professor of the…


Aussie Healthcare Workers Could Wear Bluetooth ID Tags in New Contract Tracing Trial

The future of COVID-19 contact tracing could see healthcare workers wear electronic ID tags while they work, according to trials underway at Monash University and healthcare provider Alfred Health. Researchers are currently trialling the use of Bluetooth-powered tags at the infectious disease ward at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Mehmet Yuce, associate professor of the…


Aussie Healthcare Workers Could Wear ID Tags in Future Contract Tracing System: Research Trial

The future of COVID-19 contact tracing could see healthcare workers wear electronic ID tags while they work, according to trials underway at Monash University and healthcare provider Alfred Health. Researchers are currently trialling the use of Bluetooth-powered tags at the infectious disease ward at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. Mehmet Yuce, associate professor of the…


South Australian Leader Says No Data Compromised in Contact Tracing Hack

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has reassured residents that no data was compromised after the state’s contact tracing app was hacked. “There has been no hacking or compromise of data on the mySA GOV app, and there has been no compromise of data that we use for our COVID check-in,” he told reporters. “What we…


Beijing: 1st Pulmonary Anthrax Case in 10 Years

New details have emerged about China’s mass quarantine strategy. Some quarantine cells don’t even have beds—forcing seniors and a young mother with a toddler to sit upright all night. A growing number of Chinese residents say their contact tracking health codes are malfunctioning—showing a clean bill of health one minute, and then signs of possible…