Travelers visiting the South East Asian nation of Singapore may be required to wear electronic tags in an effort to trace any potential spread of the coronavirus.
Beginning Aug. 11, travelers and citizens coming from select countries will be given a monitor device and required to isolate at home, according to Reuters.
The device, which will use Bluetooth and GPS location data to track individuals, includes a feature that requires users to interact with notifications sent to the device. Attempts to disable or tamper with the device will alert law enforcement in the country.
Officials with the Singaporean government said on Monday the device will not have the ability to record voice or video and that no personal data will be stored on the device.
Singapore joins South Korea and Hong Kong, which have rolled out similar tracking devices to monitor the movement of people in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
People who fail to interact with the device or tamper the tag could face up to six months in prison and a $7,272 fine. Children under the age of 12 will not be required to wear the monitoring device.
