Japanese decry boomer-era tech as hospitals file coronavirus cases by fax

Even with the coronavirus, we are writing by hand and faxing.”Japan’s stubborn reliance on the fax machine has sparked a Twitter tirade by a doctor, who railed against the legal requirement that hospitals complete paperwork on new coronavirus cases by hand, and then fax it to public health centres to compile statistics on infections. Yet the fax machine still reigns supreme in Japan , with a recent government study showing that virtually every office in the country and one in three households has a machine. In Japan, Covid-19 cases are reported on a paper form filled in by hand, then sent by fax (!!) As a result, doctors will from May 10 be able to send reports on coronavirus cases to public health centres by email. This article appeared in the South China Morning Post print edition as: Doctor sick of sending cases by fax rings in changes