Mandatory TraceTogether check-ins at higher risk venues from 17 May

Mandatory TraceTogether check-ins at higher risk venues from 17 May

SINGAPORE – The mandatory use of TraceTogether-only Safe Entry (TT-only SE) will be brought forward to 17 May across all venues that experience a higher throughput of visitors or where persons are likely to be in close proximity for prolonged periods.

It was previously announced that this measure would start on 1 June.

In a press release on Tuesday (4 May), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that this means the scanning of SE-QR codes with a phone camera and Singpass app will be discontinued from 17 May. "To ease the transition, ID check-ins will be retained until 31 May 2021," it added.

In its own statement, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) said, "This move is to achieve greater coverage and active participation in the TT programme, especially for venues or settings where community spread is most likely to occur. This will strengthen digital contact tracing and help us better manage the recent rise in community cases, some of which are currently unlinked and have resulted in the formation of community clusters."

With the nationwide implementation of TT-only SE, SE check-in must be performed using a TT app or token by:

using one’s TT app to scan the venue’s QR code;

or displaying one’s TT token so that a venue staff can scan the TT token’s QR code; 

or tapping one’s TT app or TT token at a SafeEntry Gateway device.

The full list of TT-only SE venues can be found on the SE website.

More venues to have SafeEntry Gateway

Additionally, the SafeEntry Gateway will be required to be deployed at more venues from 15 June.

These are public-facing venues where people are likely to be in contact for prolonged periods, such as food and beverage dine-in outlets, hotels, and sports and fitness centres.

Together, the TT programme and SE help contact tracers to quickly identify and isolate close contacts of COVID-19 cases, the SNDGG said.

"While TT data identifies an initial list of close contacts, SE data provides the list of places visited by COVID-19 cases to help our contact tracers establish cluster links," it said. "The combined use of these digital tools has enabled us to reduce the average time taken to contact trace from four days to less than 1.5 days."

To date, more than 90 per cent of the population have either downloaded the TT app and/or collected the TT token.

从5月17日开始，在较高风险的场所一起办理登机手续

新加坡–所有游客吞吐量较高或人员可能长时间靠近的场所，都将强制使用仅限TraceTogether的安全进入（仅限TT的SE）到5月17日。

此前已经宣布，该措施将从6月1日开始。

卫生部（MOH）在周二（5月4日）的新闻稿中表示，这意味着从5月17日起将停止使用手机摄像头和Singpass应用程序扫描SE-QR码。它补充说：“为简化过渡，ID签到将一直保留到2021年5月31日。”

智慧国家和数字政府小组（SNDGG）在自己的声明中表示：“此举旨在扩大TT计划的覆盖范围并积极参与TT计划，尤其是在最有可能发生社区传播的场所或环境中。这将加强数字联系追踪，并帮助我们更好地管理社区案例的近期增加，其中一些案例目前没有关联，并导致了社区集群的形成。”

在仅限TT的全国性实施中，必须使用TT应用或令牌通过以下方式执行SE登机：

使用自己的TT应用程序扫描场地的QR码；

或显示一个人的TT令牌，以便场馆工作人员可以扫描TT令牌的QR码； 

或在SafeEntry Gateway设备上点击某人的TT应用或TT令牌。

仅限TT的SE场所的完整列表可在SE网站上找到。

更多地点可使用SafeEntry Gateway

此外，从6月15日起，将需要在更多地点部署SafeEntry网关。

这些是面向公众的场所，人们可能会长时间接触，例如餐饮场所，酒店以及体育和健身中心。

SNDGG说，TT程序和SE一起可帮助联系追踪者快速识别和隔离COVID-19病例的密切联系者。

它说：“虽然TT数据标识了最初的近亲联系列表，但SE数据提供了COVID-19案例访问过的地点列表，以帮助我们的联系追踪者建立聚类链接。” “这些数字工具的共同使用使我们能够将联系追踪所需的平均时间从四天减少到不到1.5天。”

迄今为止，超过90％的人口已经下载了TT应用程序和/或收集了TT令牌。