The drop in the number of check-ins was recorded after the PAC report raised questions on the safety of user data and transparency in the development of the app.

The data on the usage of MySejahtera in the health ministry’s GitHub portal recorded 24,358,225 check-ins on Friday (March 25), Berita Harian reported. The numbers dropped to 20,106,659 on Saturday and 19,279,238 on Sunday.

The Malay daily reported that the check-in numbers on Monday were 18,038,569, which is the lowest since Aug 22 last year.

In its report, PAC said the app was built for the purpose of easing contact tracing efforts and was developed without a contract between the government and the company that built the app.

The report also revealed that the Cabinet approved a contract via direct negotiation to appoint a new company, MySJ Sdn Bhd, to manage the app.

Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said in a statement on Sunday that the health ministry has not sold the app to a private company and that user data has been managed by the ministry ever since the app was first launched, in accordance with data governance standards that are set in place.

“The usage and management of MySejahtera’s data must adhere to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), Medical Act 1971, and international standards.

“Therefore, the app’s data will not be shared by the health ministry with any government agency or the private sector.

“In fact, data transactions from MySejahtera are uploaded to the cloud server network every day and can only be accessed for the use of MySejahtera applications,” he said.