China rolls out Covid-19 pass for international travel as global debate over a common health passport heats up – By Russia Today Staff (Russia Today) / Mar 9 2021
Beijing has launched a certificate that verifies Covid-19 status for citizens traveling abroad. The initiative comes amid a raging debate about the global adoption of a health passport.
An image of the document shared online shows that it contains passport information as well as Covid-19 test results and vaccination details. The certificate will be available in digital and paper form.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the world economy is in “urgent need of recovery” and suggested that the ID would help facilitate the resumption of international travel.
🇨🇳Chinese version of "health passport"?#China has launched an intl. travel certificate for its citizens traveling inbound or outbound amid the #COVID19 pandemic.
The certificate would enable countries to mutually verify travelers’ nucleic acid test results and vaccine histories. pic.twitter.com/KZgkBSLNP3— Shen Shiwei 沈诗伟 (@shen_shiwei) March 8, 2021
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