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Swiss hospitals rely on fax to transmit Covid-19 data
Hospitals in Switzerland, allegedly one of the most innovative countries worldwide, heavily rely on fax to transmit Covid-related data to the federal government.
Article in German: https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/coronavirus-das-bag-kommt-bei-erfassung-der-faelle-kaum-hinterher-ld.1547359
I've been told by a reliable source that someone came up with the idea to use deep-learning to extract the information from the faxes.
Is this tragic, idiotic or completely normal?