Covid-19: Stricter measures like ban on events with over 250 people; new contact tracing app

Smaller events and gatherings must have measures to ensure separation of at least a metre, including spaced seating at events. Events must also comply with existing guidelines such as having temperature and health screening measures, and turning away those who are unwell.

"It cannot just be business as usual," he added, saying that the idea is to have"fewer people out and about" and a reduction in gatherings. "We recognise that all this will have significant costs for our F&B operators," he said, but added that this is a necessary precaution. Where telecommuting is not possible, they should take precautions such as staggered working hours - with at least three hour-long blocks, and no more than half of employees reporting to work in any one block - and spacing between work stations. Where possible, reporting and ending times for work should not coincide with peak-hour travel.

Singapore has not yet seen any evidence of widespread community transmission - so it is important to take these distancing measures early, proactively, said Mr Wong. Using the logs, contact tracers can inform app users who were close contacts, roughly defined as being within two metres for 30 minutes. No notifications are sent via the app itself."It means that poor memory will no longer slow down the process of contact tracing," said taskforce member Janil Puthucheary, Senior Minister of State for Transport and for Communications and Information.

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