Surprise, surprise: chief health officer calls to keep QR codes after covid crisis fades

It had to happen somewhere, sooner or later. Hilariously, it’s occurred in South Australia, home of the notorious pizza box strain of coronavirus; the one with no symptoms because it didn’t exist.

The experience hasn’t stopped state’s chief public health officer from saying QR code scan check-ins should stay after the pandemic eases to help contain future disease outbreaks.

Professor Nicola Spurrier — who won the nickname “Spurious” after the fake pizza plague panic — made the comments in an interview with local media.

Spurrier admitted “it would be hard to convince people to have the energy to keep scanning in”, yet described the outrageous invasion of privacy “a total game-changer”.

And that was…