New regulations, amended and gazetted by Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Thursday evening, allows the government to collect information via electronic systems or applications from South Africans for inclusion in the Covid-19 database, but only on a voluntary, opt-in basis.
The health department may also receive information regarding members of the public from electronic systems or applications operated by private entities, which is also on a voluntary basis. The first name and surname, identity or passport numbers, residential address and other address where such person could be located, and cellular phone numbers of all persons who have been tested for Covid-19.The details of the known or suspected contacts of any person who tested positive for Covid-19.subject to the strict adherence to all health protocols and social distancing measures.
“The medical community should be aware of this surveillance innovation and the risks and rewards it raises. To deal with some of these risks, including the potential for temporary rights- infringing measures to become permanent, there are significant safeguards designed into the tracing database, including a strict duration requirement and reporting to a designated judge,” it said in a statement.
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