15 Oct 2021

Contact tracing hampered by largely manual systems says health analyst

From Midday Report, 12:14 pm on 15 October 2021

The health sector is preparing to change the way it deals with positive cases as numbers continue to grow, such as caring for more people in their homes.

The director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says as cases rise more alerts will be sent via the covid tracer app or by businesses. 

Otago University professor Robin Gauld tells Max Towle the health sector is having to rapidly adapt to stay ahead of the outbreak.