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| Developer(s) | Entomo Malaysia (formerly KPISoft Malaysia)[1] Government of Malaysia |
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| Initial release | 16 April 2020; 4 years ago (2020-04-16) |
| Stable release | 2.1.9 / 12 July 2024; 8 months ago (2024-07-12) |
| Operating system | Android 8 or later iOS 15 or later HarmonyOS |
| Available in | English,Malay |
| Type | COVID-19 apps |
| Website | mysejahtera |
MySejahtera is amobile application developed by Entomo Malaysia (formerly KPISoft Malaysia) and theGovernment of Malaysia to manage theCOVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia.[1] It can be used to conduct contact tracing, self-quarantine, and also book COVID-19 vaccination appointments.
MySejahtera was developed by Entomo Malaysia (formerly KPISoft Malaysia), a local developer founded by Anuar Rozhan and Raveenderan Ramamoothie,[1] with strategic cooperation from theNational Security Council (NSC), theMinistry of Health (MOH), theMalaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), theMalaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and theMinistry of Science and Technology (MOSTI). Launched by thenHealth MinisterAdham Baba on 20 April 2020, the MySejahtera app can be downloaded from theApp Store,Google Play,Huawei AppGallery, and the Gallery of Malaysian Government Mobile Applications (GAMMA).[2]
On 19 November 2020, Director GeneralNoor Hisham Abdullah confirmed that 9,167 COVID-19 cases had been identified by the MySejahtera app since its launch in April 2020 viacontact tracing methods including local district health offices using MySejahtera's database and the tracking of potential close contacts of COVID-19 patients.[3]
By 27 August 2021, 1.9 million of the 2.32 million students aged between 12 and 17 years enrolled at Malaysian national schools worldwide had registered for COVID-19 vaccinations via the MySejahtera app.[4]
In early November 2021,Health MinisterKhairy Jamaluddin stated that the MySejahtera app would not be used for moral policing in response toLeader of the OppositionAnwar Ibrahim's claim that the MySejahtera app showed Muslims checking into gaming outlets.[5]
On 7 November 2021, the MySejahtera app experienced a glitch that caused it to incorrectly issue the "home surveillance order" (HSO) and "person under surveillance" (PUS) statuses to several users. The app's administrators apologised to the public for the panic they caused.[6][7] That same day, the United States Embassy inKuala Lumpur confirmed that Malaysians travelling to the US could show their proof of vaccination on the MySejatera app, as well as a negative COVID-19 test.[8]
On 27 April 2022,Health MinisterKhairy Jamaluddin announced that scanning the MySejahtera QR code when entering premises is no longer compulsory beginning 1 May 2022.[9] According to data released by the Health Ministry'sGitHub portal, MySejahtera app usage had plunged 73.8% by 3 May.[10]
On 26 May 2022, Khairy Jamaluddin announced that, in light of the2022 monkeypox outbreak, MySejahtera users coming from countries with reported cases ofmonkeypox would be sent an alert on the MySejahtera app starting 27 May 2022. This was done to prevent an outbreak of monkeypox in Malaysia.[11]
On 10 August 2023, the MalaysianHealth Ministry andElection Commission confirm that COVID-19 positive votes will receive guidelines via the MySejahtera app on how to fulfill their voting responsibilities during the2023 Malaysian state elections.[12]
On 5 July 2024, the Health Ministry ended its policy of requiring COVID-19 positive individuals to report their COVID-19 self-test results to theMySejahtera app.[13]
The main function of the MySejahtera app is to assist the department in managing and mitigating theCOVID-19 outbreak, enable users to monitor their health condition throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, assist users in getting treatment immediately if they are diagnosed with COVID-19 disease, and locate the nearest health facilities for COVID-19 screening and treatment. It is also widely used in the country for checking in when visiting a new place via theQR code scanning method, and is now also used for COVID-19 vaccine registrations.[14][15] MySJ Trace is an extension of MySejahtera that usesBluetooth Low Energy to scan for other users in proximity and alert the user if they have had contact with a COVID-19 patient.[16][17]