Singapore, agency. To weed out the corona epidemic in Singapore, a wearable tracking device is being planned to be provided to all 57 lakh citizens. Corona infection will be monitored through this small size device. With the help of this device people can come in contact with an infected person. A total of more than 37 thousand people have been found infected in this country so far.
Minister Balakrishnan said in Parliament – the country is developing wearable portable devices
Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in Parliament on Friday, “We are developing a wearable portable device and the device is going to be ready soon.” If it is found effective, we can distribute it to all citizens of Singapore. ‘
Whether or not it will be mandatory to have a tracking device together
The government, however, did not clarify whether it would be mandatory to keep this device together. The track Together app, introduced earlier by the Singapore government, was downloaded by 1.5 million people, but due to this app, many problems have arisen and especially Apple users have had to face it.
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Easy to monitor user found positive in corona test
This app works via Bluetooth signal. This makes it easier for the officials to monitor the users found positive in the corona test.
Minister Balakrishnan said – Smartphone will not be needed
Minister Balakrishnan said that similar to the Track Together app, the tracking device can also achieve the targets, but this device will not require a smartphone.
