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Singapore Uses Blockchain for Verification of COVID-19 Test Results

The city state's Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and Ministry of Health (MOH) have developed a set of open-source digital standards used to issue COVID-19 test results, known as HealthCerts.

By Jamie Crawley
AccessTimeIconFeb 26, 2021 at 12:43 p.m. UTC
Updated Sep 14, 2021 at 12:17 p.m. UTC
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Singapore has used blockchain technology to develop a global standard for verifying COVID-19 test results to speed up clearing local and foreign immigration checkpoints when travelling.

  • The city state's Government Technology Agency (GovTech) and Ministry of Health (MOH) have developed a set of digital standards used to issue COVID-19 test results, known as HealthCerts.
  • HealthCerts uses blockchain technology to issue trustworthy documents that can be verified independently in an open-source framework, news network CNA reports.
  • The test results will be available on the government's digital identity mobile app SingPass.
  • Only the individuals' hash – or digital finger print – will be published to the blockchain upon issuance to keep data private, claims the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG).
  • The Singaporean government will also look into also using HealthCerts for vaccine certificates.

See also: Singapore’s SDAX Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Digital Asset Exchange

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