Victoria building own QR code check-in system for venues

The Victorian (Australia) government is developing a specific QR code check-in system that hospitality and retails stores will be asked to use so data can be easily linked to the state’s new contact tracing system to quickly track Covid cases.

Melbourne came out of lockdown last week and restaurants, bars, cafes and shops were allowed to open for the first time in nearly four months. However, venues are expected to keep a record of who has visited, and when, so contact tracers can find people who were there at the same time as someone later discovered to have been infectious.