TraceTogether

From 10 September, a new Self-Check service and SMS service will also be launched.

Infection surveillance and infection control are part of what makes countries successful that manage to keep the SarsCoV2 pandemic in check. Properly implemented, digital solutions can help a lot with testing, tracing and isolating. Striking the right balance between meeting public health requirements and upholding privacy is not easy though. 

The first batch of these devices will be delivered in the later half of this month, said Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative.

TraceTogether works by exchanging short-distance Bluetooth signals between phones to detect other participating TraceTogether users in close proximity.