> Huh? In most of Australia, varying on a state by state basis, signing in via QR code was not elective and was mandatory for all public venues _including shops

> Huh? In most of Australia, varying on a state by state basis, signing in via QR code was not elective and was mandatory for all public venues _including shops_. This is highly location dependent. In (most of? all of?) Europe signing in was only required for pubs/restaurants/hotels/concerts and never for essential services like shops or pharmacies.