Japan is changing the way hospitals have to file coronavirus reports. Photo: Reuters
Japanese decry boomer-era tech as hospitals file coronavirus cases by fax
- Hospitals are legally required to send handwritten Covid-19 documents by fax to health centres – a dated practice that has been lambasted on social media
- Contrary to its image as a hi-tech nation, data shows virtually every office and one in three households in Japan still have fax machines
Japan is changing the way hospitals have to file coronavirus reports. Photo: Reuters