China's health tracking QR codes, which have played a key part in the country's successful containment of the coronavirus, now look set to play a ...
The codes had so far met with little public resistance, seen as a necessary tool to get the economy back up on its feet again.Or that was the case until the eastern city of Hangzhou proposed on Friday permanently assigning each of its residents a coloured health badge and giving them a score from 0-100 based on their medical records and lifestyle habits.
"My physical health is private, why would you want to collect information and build a leaderboard?" said one commentator on Weibo in reaction to the Hangzhou proposal. The southern city of Guangzhou has expanded its health code platform to include services that help residents book online consultations with local hospitals and buy face masks. Fujian province has said it wants to expand its QR codes to encompass medical treatment and drug purchases.
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