Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the science, technology and innovation ministry had created the app to allow the government to do contact tracing after a confirmed case has been reported in any particular area.
He said MyTrace will complement the MySejahtera app launched earlier and uses Bluetooth to do the contact tracing.
“To ensure its success, we are aiming around usage by at least 60% of cellphone owners.
“The government hopes more people will download this app,” Ismail said.
If there are any new clusters, this app will help the health ministry stop further transmission, he added.
Yesterday, the police and armed forces mounted 823 roadblocks and checked 552, 999 vehicles.
Of the 414 individuals arrested for breaching the MCO, 407 were placed under remand and 77 were released on bail.
He said in total 255 investigating papers had been opened for sharing and reporting fake news, with 175 people still under probe, 26 charged in court and 11 given a warning.
Ismail said 18,616 individuals are undergoing mandatory isolation, after returning from overseas, at 241 centres.
Yesterday, another 720 returned to Malaysia.
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