SINGAPORE: Singapore will step down the use of contact tracing measures TraceTogether and SafeEntry, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Friday (Apr 22).
Paid ART testing will still be available for members of the public at test centres, GP clinics or via tele-ART providers. Instead, we will step down but not dismantle our measures completely,” he said. "However, we will restrict this application now to purely verifying your vaccination status. The data is automatically purged after 25 days. Advertisement Advertisement
This comes as Singapore's vaccination coverage stands at among the highest in the world. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
Individuals infected with Covid-19 will also no longer need to submit details of household contacts online. Over 96 per cent of the eligible population have been fully vaccinated. He said: "So when our hospitals were still under a lot of pressure, VDS is critical in ensuring that we do not exert too much burden on our healthcare system.
TraceTogether will no longer be required in most places in Singapore from Apr. 26, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced at a Covid-19 Multi-Ministry Taskforce ...
MOH also said that generated TT or SafeEntry data may continue to be used by police officers and law enforcement officers for criminal investigations and proceedings in respect of serious offences. Ong also said the Health Risk Notices (HRN) will cease to be issued and the government will be stepping down TT as a contact tracing tool. SafeEntry check-ins at these large events and nightlife establishments will still be required to verify the vaccination and test status of the participants as these are potential super-spreader events.
SINGAPORE — From Monday (26 April), Health Risk Notices (HRNs) will no longer be issued to close contacts of COVID cases by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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SINGAPORE — Members of the public will no longer be required to check in using the TraceTogether application or token at most places from April 26, ...
SINGAPORE — Members of the public will no longer be required to check in using the TraceTogether application or token at most places from April 26, as the use of the nationwide TraceTogether and SafeEntry systems will be stepped down. SINGAPORE — Members of the public will no longer be required to check in using the TraceTogether application or token at most places from April 26, as the use of the nationwide TraceTogether and SafeEntry systems will be stepped down. In a press release on Friday, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that as health-risk notices will no longer be issued to people suspected of being infected by the coronavirus, Covid-19 patients will also not need to upload their TraceTogether data or submit their TraceTogether token from April 26.
F&B establishment; Nightlife establishments with dancing; Wedding and conferences. While F&B establishments will no longer need to conduct VDS checks on diners, ...
Speaking at a press conference on Friday (22 Apr), Minister Ong, who co-chairs the Multi-Ministry Task Force (MTF) said that VDS will no longer be needed in most settings from next Tuesday (26 Apr). In addition to the easing of VDS, close contacts of Covid-19 cases will no longer receive health risk notices, reports Channel NewsAsia (CNA). But from next Tuesday (26 Apr), such measures will no longer be required at most venues.
Singapore will move away from a key Covid-19 contact tracing app that previously attracted controversy due to government disclosures about its use for ...