In case you didn’t know because COVID-19 has made you forget if today is Monday or Sunday, here’s something you should know: it’s Mother’s Day today.
The pandemic could have made mothers all over the world celebrate this day alone, but if all things go well, we could well be celebrating Father’s Day just as usual.
And it seems like everything’s going okay so far.
Today, 876 cases were reported.
This means we now have 23,336 cases in Singapore.
Of these cases, 3 are Singaporeans or Singapore PRs. Yesterday, this figure was at 9.
On average, based on yesterday’s numbers, the number of new cases in the community has decreased, from an average of 12 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 10 per day in the past week. The number of unlinked cases in the community has also decreased, from an average of 5 cases per day in the week before, to an average of 4 per day in the past week.
Sounds good?
Which is why two days from now, more businesses would be allowed to open.
However, they would be the first to experience the “new norms”, and one of which is to implement SafeEntry check-in systems for them.
SafeEntry Check-In System, The New Norm in Our Society
What if I tell you that the authorities don’t even need TraceTogether to know where you’ve been?
Introducing SafeEntry, the system that you’d be extremely familiar with soon.
Basically, SafeEntry is a check-in system whereby you’d need to scan a QR code (or your NRIC) before you enter any place, be it your workplace or a supermarket.
You just need to key in your personal details once, and everywhere you go, it’ll use the same details.
The system doesn’t just allow contact tracing to be done easily, but also saves manpower costs since businesses wouldn’t need to spend time logging down each visitor’s details.
The authorities have listed down places that need a SafeEntry check-in system from 12 May 2020 (which also means this will be in place in these premises even after the Circuit Breaker is over):
- Workplaces e.g. offices, factories
- Schools and educational institutes
- Pre-schools
- Healthcare facilities e.g. hospitals, clinics, TCM clinics
- Residential care facilities e.g. nursing homes
- Hairdressers/barbers
- Supermarkets
- Selected popular wet markets (Geylang Serai Market, Block 104/105 Yishun Ring Road (Chong Pang Market), Block 20/21 Marsiling Lane, and Block 505 Jurong West Street 52)
- Malls
- Hotels
And that’s not all: from 12 May 2020 onwards, the system would be progressively rolled out to taxis, too.
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