Queenslanders crowdsource COVID-19 contact tracing as state scales back exposure site listings
As Queensland shifts to only publishing COVID-19 exposure sites of "most concern", some residents are taking it into their own hands to alert each other of possible exposures. Key points: As Queensland stops publishing every COVID-19 exposure site, some residents are crowdsourcing updates Queensland requires people to check in at many venues but the state's app does not alert people of exposures NSW and Victoria's apps do alert people if they have been to an exposure site Queensland Chief Health Officer John Gerrard on Wednesday said changes had been made to the state's contact tracing policies on Christmas Eve. He said public health officers were scaling back contact tracing at hospitality venues, and the health department was assessing public health measures daily to steadily wind back controlling measures as the virus spreads through Queensland. Realising Queensland was no longer publishing all exposure sites, last week Moreton Bay resident Danica Clayton launched a Facebook group sharing notices from local businesses and venues about COVID-19 exposures around south-east Queensland. A Queensland Health spokesperson said the department was "focusing our contact tracing efforts on high-risk settings" as Omicron spreads through the state.
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