Hong Kong mulls China-style COVID code system – newspaper
(Reuters) -Hong Kong is contemplating to implement a well being code system just like China to battle Covid infections with out tightening social-distancing measures, the South China Morning Publish reported https://bit.ly/3OYK8uT on Sunday citing new Secretary for Well being Lo Chung-Mau.
Lo dismissed the issues on proposed measure to be unpopular with the residents of Hong Kong, arguing it will improve the freedoms of uninfected residents, the newspaper mentioned citing the well being secretary’s feedback on a TV programme.
The report didn’t say what the well being code would entail.
Because the begin of COVID-19, localities throughout the China have used colour-marked well being codes to grant people entry to public transportation, accommodations, and different primary facilities, utilizing location trackers and different information to evaluate one’s publicity to the virus.
Hong Kong’s Division of well being didn’t instantly responded to Reuters’ request for remark.
Hong Kong has tried to emulate China’s “dynamic zero COVID” method. However in contrast to within the mainland, Hong Kong’s territory, residence to greater than 7 million folks, stays extremely reliant on worldwide journey and enterprise.
Final week Hong Kong suspended a rule that banned particular person flights for bringing in passengers contaminated with the COVID-19 virus, because it triggered “pointless hassle” and inconvenience to residents of the worldwide monetary hub.
(Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru)
