PRESS RELEASE
23 July 2020, Kuala Lumpur – Tracvirus E-Cert provides tourism industry Covid-19 test with a sense of safety and confidence. Tracvirus is developed by Tri-G Technologies Sdn Bhd (TRI-G), a subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia listed Nexgram Holdings Berhad. Together with Malaysian Tourism Council, Tri-G launched the Covid-19 test campaign to service 3.5 million tourism workers today.
TRI-G is a company registered with the Medical Device Authority (MDA), supplying medical equipment to government and private hospitals, as well as authorized distributor for Covid-19 PCR test and RTK antibody test kits approved by Ministry of Health (MOH), including International brands such as Healgen and Liangrun.
The current Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the world has affected every sector in the country’s economic, especially the tourism industry. After more than four months of the Covid-19 crisis with series of movement restrictions, the tourism industry is now expected to recover after the government announced the Restoration Movement Control Order (PKPP) which allows the domestic tourism sector to reopen.
To ensure that the tourism sector is able to generate economic growth and build confidence among tourists, Nexgram via its subsidiary TRI-G together with the Malaysian Tourism Council have agreed to establish strategic cooperation.
“The industry effort is to ensure that employees, especially front liners such as reception, f & b, and housekeeping are always free from Covid-19 and do not create new cluster”, commented Malaysian Tourism Council spoke person.
Tracvirus platform provides easy access to a network of over 5000 clinics and MOH-accredited laboratories nationwide, with the ability to provide various types of Covid-19 tests for tourists and tourism industry stakeholders, unified all test reports under one E-Certification format.
The online Covid-19 test monitoring and control system can be access online through TRACVIRUS.COM. Every individual who has been screened whether using the PCR or RTK can be systematically recorded online, and an E-Cert is issued as proof of test. “This is the first online system of its kind developed in Malaysia by local talent and we are also working with Google to pioneer this application not only in our country but also in Indonesia and other countries”, according to Tri-G spoke person.
With the availability of Tracvirus, the test history of each individual can be recorded to facilitate the access to accurate and authentic user test reports via QR code scan.
“With such a program being done within the industry player, we believe tourist will be confidence to travel and enjoy their vacation calmly and comfortably”, according to Tri-G spoke person.
In addition, this program acts to ensure that the frontliners of the tourism industry will be safe and protected from Covid-19. Through Tracvirus, it can ensure employers in the tourism industry from the risk of forgery and fraud of Covid-19 test certificates.
As a result of the implementation of this program, Malaysian Tourism Council hope to help the recovery of the tourism sector by ensuring a safe environment to encourage more tourists.
ABOUT NEXGRAM HOLDINGS BHD
NEXGRAM HOLDINGS BERHAD is listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Exchange and its headquarter is in Malaysia. The group is a diversified investment company having businesses in IT, security and surveillance, logistics, property and other industries.
ABOUT TRI-G TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD
Tri-G is a MDA licensed medical supplies distributor with GDPMD certificate in Malaysia. The company is in collaboration with a network of more than 5,000 medical providers nationwide. Tri-G distributes Tracvirus Covid-19 Test and Vaccine record tracking E-Certs. Visit tracvirus.com for more information.