The importance of QR codes in tracing COVID-19

Natalie Croxon
Updated July 23 2021 - 4:39pm, first published 4:00pm
SCANNED: Signing in via QR codes helps contact tracers narrow down precisely where COVID cases have been and when. Picture: Adam McLean
SCANNED: Signing in via QR codes helps contact tracers narrow down precisely where COVID cases have been and when. Picture: Adam McLean

When a person tests positive for COVID-19, a thorough and sometimes complicated contact tracing process begins.

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Natalie Croxon

Natalie Croxon

Journalist

Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.

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