Vaccination-differentiated SMMs, TraceTogether & SafeEntry

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1082, 1085
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 5 APRIL 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament 
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim
MP for Sengkang GRC

Question No. 2730

To ask the Minister for Health in light of the move to living with COVID-19 as an endemic disease (a) what are the medium-term plans for the relaxation of vaccination-differentiated measures; and (b) whether COVID-19 positive status will be treated differently from other endemic diseases, such as influenza or pneumonia.

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament 
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim
MP for Sengkang GRC

Question No. 2731

To ask the Minister for Health (a) to what extent is TraceTogether data still utilised for contact tracing and COVID-19 management purposes for establishments with a high volume of irregular visitors, such as malls and public attractions; and (b) whether there is any update on the timeline and milestones for the abolition of establishment-entry TraceTogether protocols, given the commencement of streamlined COVID-19 measures.

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament 
Mr Leong Mun Wai
Non-Constituency MP

Question No. 2772

To ask the Minister for Health whether the Government intends to maintain Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS) even after the borders are opened further following the scrapping of the Vaccinated Travel Lanes.
 
Answer   

1.      Sir, may I have your permission to take questions 10, 11 and 12 in today’s order paper together please? Minister Ong Ye Kung shared a comprehensive reply yesterday to address all these matters and questions, I would refer the members to the answers from the sitting on 4 April 2022.