Covid 19: China Pushes QR Codes as Travel Pass

At the G20 Summit President Xi Jinping has called for a “global mechanism” to open up international travel.

He suggested that everyone have a QR code. “We need to further harmonise policies and standards and establish ‘fast tracks’ to facilitate the orderly flow of people,” he said.

QR codes would be linked to your health care status.

However, human rights campaigners have warned that the system could be used for “broader political monitoring and exclusion”.

Within the Chinese city of  Hangzhou a permanent QR code system will be implemented to give citizens a personal health score based on their medical history, personal fitness and health check ups.

Singapore and Australia have also used QR code technology during the pandemic in their track and trace systems.

Read More:  BBC