Smartphone app to track contacts of Covid-19 patients

Singapore has been regarded as one of the most successful countries in terms of contact tracing in the past few days, having launched a smartphone app called"Trace Together".

"When a positive case occurs, they can see the movement and warn others close to the patient to go for testing," he said during an online forum titled “Adapting to the Covid-19 Challenge” which was organised by his ministry today.On Friday, the Singapore government launched the app that identifies people who have been within two metres of Covid-19 patients for a duration of at least 30 minutes, using wireless Bluetooth technology.

Developed by the Government Technology Agency and the Singapore Health Ministry, the app is useful when infected people cannot recall who they have approached.Meanwhile, data science expert Mahendhiran Sanggaran Nair of Monash University said the launch of this application in Malaysia should not concern Malaysians who are worried about privacy infringements, as long as it was strictly regulated.

"I think to educate the public on how data is being used and also have a regulatory framework about who can see this and who can use it," he said.

we are truly following the footsteps of south korea curbing Covid19. Good job.

We just follow South Korean

its already done in CHina and Korea... we are slow, MDEC and MCMC should do it fast..

Thank you KJ 10

.Yes we need this. Tq. As how south korea did. Please make sure the apps provide accurate and most detailed location of covid cases. Eg. Road , building, housing area, park, event, and etc. This will ensure better social distancing by public.

Could not have come sooner.

Bgus on gps.. Set location..

Buat juga app to track keluarga yang terputus bekalan makanan dalam waktu kritikal ini Hari2 akan ada keluarga yang alami keadaan ini Manalah tahu, app mampu mengurangkan masalah ini wlpun tidak secara total. In Shaa Allah

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