A lag in the identification of COVID-19 exposure sites on the SA Health website prompts a social media group to take the matter into its own hands — already amassing more than 40,000 followers.
A social media group is taking contact tracing into its own hands by crowdsourcing exposure sites — and tens of thousands of South Australians have joined up.A Facebook group dedicated to sharing South Australian exposure sites has grown to more than 40,000 members in just a weekSA Health has defended delays in updating exposure sites on its website, a Facebook group has taken up the task by crowdsourcing and sharing updates.
SA Health, meanwhile, has been updating its list of COVID-19 exposure sites as late as 11 days after they were visited by a person with the virus — even though vaccinated people who visited the location only have to quarantine for seven days after their visit. With a growing number of members, the page recruited more volunteers to help manage the influx of submissions they were receiving.
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