Singapore mulls wearable devices to track the virus

SINGAPORE : Singapore is working on a contact tracing method that would involve a portable wearable device that could be distributed to everyone in the country.

The plan comes as the citystate ruled out the mandatory use of a contact tracing phone app called TraceTogether as a tool to track the spread of Covid-19 in the country, foreign affairs minister Vivian Balakrishnan said.

Singapore, which has so far reported over 37,000 infections and 24 deaths, is in the process of easing partial lockdown measures, which shut schools and offices in April.