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SINGAPORE – Children will not need to have their TraceTogether tokens when they return to school next year, Minister of State for Education Sun Xueling said on Tuesday (December 15).
Ms. Sun assured parents that the tokens will be required in schools only when all have been distributed nationwide.
“If the distribution of the TraceTogether token has not yet reached your city, don’t worry. Your child is not required to have a TraceTogether token when the school reopens,” he said in a Facebook post Tuesday morning.
Elementary and secondary schools reopen on January 4, while Junior Colleges and the Milllennia Institute reopen on January 29.
Ms. Sun’s statement is in line with the current Ministry of Education (MOE) guidelines listed on the MOE website.
According to the guidelines, everyone age seven and older must use the TraceTogether token or mobile app in schools.
However, SafeEntry exclusively using the TraceTogether system will apply only when everyone has had the opportunity to collect a token at a club or community center in their respective constituency, or download the app.
The Ministry of Education website also states that students will not be denied entry to schools in the event that they lose or forget their token, or do not have the application on their phones.
Previously, residents could collect tokens from any of 38 community centers before long lines prompted the government to stagger rollout.
Currently, residents can collect the tokens only at their own community centers, and the tokens are available at one center at a time.
All residents aged seven and over, including pass holders, are entitled to one token each.
Sun’s post came after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday that Singapore would enter Phase 3 of Covid-19 security measures in two weeks on December 28.
“In my engagement with 30 volunteers last night, most expressed hope and enthusiasm for the new measures,” said Ms. Sun, also Minister of State for Social and Family Development.
“Stay safe, stay alert. We can do this together.”
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