Card payment data to be used to track people in coronavirus hotspots

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A review of contact tracing systems says they must be digital from end to end, including more use of check-in apps and data to find who has been at hotspots.

The review said the commonwealth should set up agreements between governments and banks so contact tracers could request details of people who had made a payment at a hotspot venue. This method was used to find passengers of a Sydney taxi driver who caught the virus.Any COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all Australians or Medicare-eligible visa holders. It will not be mandatory.

"Those that are caring for vulnerable people, vulnerable people themselves and those at highest risk of transmission will be at the highest priority," acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said. "I'm sure there will be a lot of people that will be queuing up for this vaccine through next year," Professor Kelly said.

But Mr Morrison said hopes of bringing international students back to universities had to be shelved for now while returning Australians took priority. More than 35,000 Australians overseas are still waiting to return.

 

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Cash is KING!!

Covid safe app lol. Best way to make money, contract services to the govt. things don’t need to work, just have the perception it’s doing something

And where is the COVID safe app ?

Not prepared for pandemic; you've got to imagine climate change won't be much better despite the 40 year warning , and the deaths could be in the billions, not the 1.3 m.

The age of these people tells it all

How I learned to love tyranny.

Trace, surveil, data, data, data

Always improve it, no matter how good it is already, keep making it better, digital definitely

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