[LINK] COVIDfail – the Australian coronavirus tracing app that can’t find anyone

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

What we don't know is how many of the 200 were detected by other means.

Then there's this report:

JUST IN: The COVIDSafe App has identified that there was a coronavirus
outbreak on The Ruby Princess in March
The Shovel
https://www.theshovel.com.au/2020/07/14/covidsafe-app-identified-coronavirus-outbreak-on-the-ruby-princess/

The Government’s high-tech coronavirus tracing app, COVIDSafe, has
alerted officials to a potential viral outbreak on a cruise ship called
‘The Ruby Princess’ four months ago.

If proven correct, it will be the first case identified by the $2
million app.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the discovery will help authorities
track down those potentially infected, stemming the spread of the virus
across the country in April and May.

“This is a very sophisticated piece of technology. And one of the
benefits that we’ve talked about from day one is that it dramatically
speeds up what would otherwise be a very manual process,” Mr Morrison
said. 

“The app will now allow authorities to immediately get in touch with the
friends and families of passengers who were infected. Unless they have
an iPhone, in which case it won’t”.

New data from the app has also suggested that there might be an outbreak
in a housing commission tower in Melbourne, although it is too early to
say with certainty whether that is true or not.  “We’ll find out more
about that in the coming months,” Mr Morrison said.

Experts say Mr Morrison’s comparison of the COVIDSafe app with sunscreen
was correct. “Neither of them will stop you getting COVID-19”.

On 15/07/2020 8:26 am, Andy Farkas wrote:
> On 9/7/20 6:04 pm, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
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>>> COVIDfail – the Australian coronavirus tracing app that can’t find
>>> anyone ...
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> Minister for Health Greg Hunt said on ABC News Breakfast this morning
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> that the app has found 200 people affected.
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> How true a politician's words are is up to you to believe.
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> -andyf
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Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
email: brd at iimetro.com.au