UK used Excel for contact tracing
Updated: Mar 3, 2022
The badly thought-out use of Microsoft's Excel software was the reason nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported in England. And it appears that Public Health England (PHE) was to blame, rather than a third-party contractor.
Why this matters
If proof were ever needed that unsecure spreadsheets still play an significant operational role in many large organizations, well, here you go.
Quotable quote
"This isn't just a shambles. It's so much worse." - UK shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth
Source
Publisher: BBC
Author: Leo Kelion, technology desk editor
Story: BBC