Faster TraceTogether check-ins with simpler verification steps | THE BIG STORY

0:00 - THE BIG STORY

0:39 - NO MORE CHECK-IN HASSLE
An animated otter against a green background will now show up on the SafeEntry check-in pass of some TraceTogether app users when they clear vaccination and test status checks. Read more: https://str.sg/3GA9

On Thursday (Nov 11), GovTech said the green and white passes were designed to enable quick entry at places with vaccination or test status checks.

Jason Bay, senior director of GovTech’s government digital services, shares more.

3:31 - DENMARK IMPOSES INBOUND TRAVEL CURBS
Meanwhile, travellers from Singapore will now have to serve at least four days’ quarantine in Denmark, after the Republic was recently removed from a European Union list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. Read more: https://str.sg/3GdE

In a Facebook post, the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore said Singapore was "now considered a high risk country for travel to Europe". Denmark is one of the countries under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme.

Journalist Toh Ting Wei weighs in on this development.

13:24 - LIFE PICKS
And don’t miss out on this week’s Life Picks. Travel correspondent Clara Lock recommends activities to do in Finland and Sweden, two of the latest countries on the VTL scheme. Read more: https://str.sg/3GdE

Senior food correspondent Wong Ah Yoke shares his picks at No Signboard Sheng Jian in Northpoint City. Read more: https://str.sg/3pKh

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