The SafeEntry Gateway is the device seen at mall entrances and restaurants which allows customers to tap their TraceTogether (TT) token or app upon entry and exit. It sounds a “beep” and displays a green light to indicate the person has checked in (or out).
This is a great enhancement over having to fiddle with one’s phone to scan the QR code. However, the SafeEntry Gateway currently does not indicate the visitor’s vaccination or test status, a feature already available in the SafeEntry (Business) app.
As Singapore moves to the phase of learning to live with Covid-19 as an endemic disease, more venues may need to check the vaccination or test status of their visitors. When this happens, it will be important that such checks do not create bottlenecks at access points to venues.
Upgrading the SafeEntry Gateway to indicate the vaccination or test status of visitors could reduce such bottlenecks. This is a question I filed for the Parliamentary sitting on 14 September 2021:
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Prime Minister whether the SafeEntry Gateway device can be upgraded to provide an indication of a TraceTogether token or app user’s COVID-19 vaccination status in order to avoid crowding and disputes at access control points.
