HANGZHOU, China, March 2 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Hangzhou launched a health QR code system on Feb. 9 as a regional “traffic permit” to ensure orderly population flow during an epidemic. The smart practice is gaining popularity across the country with over 200 cities promoting the health QR code system.
According to Hangzhou Municipal Government, the health QR code is the city’s latest digital efforts to fight the epidemic. Based on related laws and rules, residents have to declare their conditions online via third-party platforms and government service apps. In turn, they will be assigned codes marked by green, yellow or red based on the information they offer. Only residents with a green code are allowed to move around the city freely. Those with a yellow and red codes must quarantine for certain days. Holders of yellow and red codes are required to log in every day during quarantine before their codes can turn green.