sbiddle:

 

MikeB4:

 

Stupidity knows no bounds. I guess one has to pay the local toilets or carpark or library by credit card in Coromandel 

 

Covid-19: Coromandel mayor lax on scanning despite community scare | Stuff.co.nz

 

 

I guess the problem is that bank records are still a valid method used for contact tracing. Until we had the Covid app they were one of the primary methods.

 

There are still Countdown stores that have their (now very outdated) signage up telling people if they're not using electronic payments to make sure they sign in manually at checkout. You can't really blame people for saying these things if they're being presented information that tells them this.

 

The thing is, though, this isn't just Jo/Joe Blogs, but a community leader (and ex MP, but that's not necessarily saying much!). As such I think there's no excuse for this level of ignorance (if not arrogance) and it's a terrible example to set for the wider community, especially in an area directly relevant to this outbreak.

I saw in a later report she has tried to reframe her comments, which I still don't buy - https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/08/coromandel-mayor-sandra-goudie-backtracks-on-absolutely-ignorant-covid-tracer-app-comments.html