Update to LeaveHomeSafe Colour Codes Allows Easy Checking of Vax Status

The government on Thursday said a new updated version of the COVID-19 tracking LeaveHomeSafe app will make it easier for people to provide their vaccination or exemption status in order to be allowed to enter venues covered under the vaccine bubble pass.

After scanning into a venue, the app will automatically display a blue QR code of the users’ electronic vaccination record or a doctor’s exemption certificate. If the user has neither of these things on record, the QR display will be red.

"Not only does the upgrade allow easy checking of a user's duration of stay, it also prevents anyone from using screenshots to enter a venue and thereby helps venue operators to verify the authenticity of the app," a government statement said.

A government spokesman said that the latest number of downloads of the LeaveHomeSafe app was around 7.5 million. Presently, over 110,000 public and private venues have participated in the scheme.

The government reminded members of the public to update the LeaveHomeSafe mobile app to version 3.0.2 through App Store, Google Play or Huawei AppGallery directly. The public was also told to refrain from deleting the old version and reinstalling the app, which runs the risk of affecting previous visit records.