Convenient entry and exit China version of ＂International Travel Health Certificate＂ officially launched.

derived fromJiangsu Radio and Television General Station, The Paper and Ziluowait for

According to Jiangsu public news channel "News Space Station", the epidemic prevention health code has become one of the most frequently displayed passports for our travel. On March 8th, the international version of the epidemic prevention health code, also called China version of "International Travel Health Certificate", was officially launched on WeChat applet, which is convenient for citizens who need to return home or go abroad.

China version of "International Travel Health Certificate" is a comprehensive certificate, which shows the nucleic acid, serum lgM antibody test results and vaccination status of the holder. The health certificate contains an encrypted QR code for the relevant departments in various countries to verify the truth and read personal information. In addition to electronic display, you can also print and generate a paper version.

So, how to enter the international version of epidemic prevention health code? You can use the mobile phone WeChat to scan the QR code applet launched by the official channel, or use the WeChat applet to search for the international version of the epidemic prevention health code. After entering the applet, you can see the entrance of returning people and the entrance of going abroad. If you are returning from abroad, you can click on the test result declaration, and fill in your personal identity information, flight information, nucleic acid and serum lgM antibody detection, and whether you have been vaccinated and so on as required. After all the information is truthfully filled in, you can check and show your health code.

If the applicant is unclear, you can click on the frequently asked questions, such as "When returning from abroad, what circumstances should I apply for a green health code?"? How to apply? When will it be inspected? " The description says: Chinese and foreign passengers should complete the Covid-19 and serum lgM antibody tests within 48 hours before boarding the plane, and upload them to the international version of the small program of epidemic prevention health code. After obtaining the green health code, the airline will check it when checking in. At the same time, Chinese and foreign passengers must purchase air tickets according to the flight requirements notified by the embassy or consulate in China where they are located, whether direct flights are allowed, only one country is allowed to transit or not more than two countries. If the purchased flights do not meet the requirements, it will also affect the application for the international health code. For travelers going abroad, they can apply in China in advance, and it is convenient for the local government to check after arriving in the destination country.

At present, China is actively promoting the international mutual recognition of health codes. In the future, which countries will participate in the mutual recognition mechanism of health code information, please continue to pay attention to the relevant information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the subsequent update of the international version of the health code for epidemic prevention.

Many countries have the idea of "vaccine passport"

"It can be seen from the relevant sample documents that this international travel health certificate has been designed in January this year. This kind of international travel health certificate is based on’ international mutual recognition’." Wang Xinyu, deputy chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University, said.

The reporter learned that the current "vaccine passport" is an idea in most countries. Last month, Israel, which has a leading vaccination rate in the world, launched a domestic version of the passport, allowing vaccinated people to enter gymnasiums and restaurants. Recently, Thailand has taken another step towards issuing an international version of the "vaccine passport": it will issue certificates to residents who have been vaccinated and allow them to travel abroad. Thailand is also considering shortening the quarantine period of passengers with "vaccine passports" from 14 days to 7 days. However, the time required for vaccination is 14 days before the trip, but not earlier than 3 months ago.

The European Commission is also expected to publish the relevant draft of the European version of the "Digital Green Pass" before March 17th. Greece, Spain and other countries that rely on tourism have called for the promotion of "vaccine passports" to promote the recovery of the summer tourist season. South Korea, Singapore, Britain and the United States are also considering promotion.

"Vaccine passport" is nothing new.

"Vaccine passport" is nothing new. Wang Xinyu said that before COVID-19, the "vaccine passport" for yellow fever and the "vaccine passport" for meningococcal meningitis existed, and they are the only "vaccine passports" in the world so far. Experts further elaborated that yellow fever vaccine must be vaccinated when entering the African continent; If the yellow fever vaccine is missing on the "vaccine passport", the entrants need to replant it until the vaccine takes effect. Similarly, entering Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries during the pilgrimage, the tetravalent meningococcal vaccine is a "must-have", and if there is no vaccine certificate, it needs to be replanted. "Yellow fever and meningitis vaccines are compulsory immunization in relevant areas, and there is no exception unless the entrant can provide a history of allergy. As for other vaccines, it is strongly recommended, but it is not mandatory. " Experts said.

After more than a year of COVID-19 epidemic around the world, the world restart has become an urgent topic. Medical experts believe that the development direction of "International Travel Health Certificate" in COVID-19’s prevention and control stage may be consistent with "vaccine passports" such as yellow fever and meningitis. However, the "vaccine passport" used to be a physical book, but now it can be digitized by using big data, that is, the holder can query vaccination, nucleic acid detection, nucleic acid antibody and so on online. In view of the problem that many netizens are concerned about "whether domestic vaccines are recognized abroad after vaccination", experts know clearly that international mutual recognition is the foundation, and the public need not worry about it.

Ethics should be taken into account to improve efficiency

According to experts in infectious diseases, the launch of "International Travel Health Certificate" will greatly improve the efficiency of world restart. Strict isolation measures have played a very active role in prevention and control at the early stage of the epidemic. However, with the gradual normalization of epidemic prevention and control, it is the common aspiration of the whole world to realize the orderly flow of health certificates.

At the time of popularization, some experts also raised ethical disputes. Michael Ryan, the head of WHO’s health emergency project, said on March 8 that at this stage, there are not enough vaccines in all parts of the world. If everyone fails to get vaccines fairly, it will further deepen inequality and unfairness if people are vaccinated or not. Looking back at history, the era of influenza pandemic in 1918 further shaped the practice that international travel only allowed healthy people to cross the border. Experts finally stressed that "this COVID-19 epidemic will eventually have a long-term impact on the future cross-border travel of’ global villagers’."

　 　 　 Q1: What is the significance of international travel health certificate?

　　At present, the global epidemic continues, the world economy needs to be restored urgently, and the need to facilitate personnel exchanges is increasingly urgent. In November 2020, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader put forward a major initiative to establish an international mutual recognition mechanism for health codes at international occasions such as the G-20 Summit and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting, and put forward a Chinese plan for building a healthy, safe and orderly new order of personnel exchanges. International travel health certificate will help to realize the cross-border inspection of health code and help the safe and orderly flow of international personnel.

　　Q2: What convenience can international travel health certificate bring? Which countries can use it?

　　In the context of the global COVID-19 epidemic, all countries take health factors as the top priority in personnel exchanges, and the international travel health certificate will bring greater convenience to cross-border travelers under the normalization of the epidemic. Before traveling abroad, passengers complete the COVID-19 in China in advance.virusnucleic acid testing、vaccineVaccination and other epidemic prevention measures to obtain international travel health certificate. After arriving in the destination country, the international travel health certificate will be convenient for the local government to check, so that passengers can enjoy the corresponding travel convenience in accordance with the relevant regulations of the destination country.

　　At present, China actively promotes the international mutual recognition of health codes, and has provided specific ideas, technical solutions and electronic public keys needed to read and verify two-dimensional codes to countries through diplomatic channels, and will maintain communication with relevant countries and actively promote mutual recognition negotiations. It is believed that more and more countries will participate in and join the mutual recognition mechanism of health code information in the future. Please continue to pay attention to the relevant information released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the subsequent update of the international version of the health code for epidemic prevention.

　　Q3: Do I have to have this certificate for international travel? Can you hold Covid-19?Nucleic acid and serum antibody test results, vaccination certificate?

　　Encourage but not force everyone to use the international travel health certificate. What kind of certificate to hold for international travel depends on the relevant requirements of the destination country for entry personnel. However, in the future, after China and other countries realize mutual recognition of international travel health certificates, if they cannot produce the certificates, they may not be able to enjoy the relevant travel convenience.

　　The government departments of the relevant countries may check the health certificate of international travel during your boarding and entry, and the specific requirements depend on the relevant regulations of the country.

　　Q4: No residents.Id card, can I still apply for an international travel health certificate?

　　At present, the authentication and inquiry function of international travel health certificate is only open to those who hold Chinese mainland resident identity cards.

　　Q5: Do I have to have Covid-19 nucleic acid and serum antibody test results and vaccination certificate before I can check the health certificate of international travel?

　　After completing any one of nucleic acid detection, serum antibody detection and vaccination, if the National Health and Wellness Committee has summarized the relevant information and provided it to us, you can find my international travel health certificate. However, if a certain test or vaccination is not carried out, there will be incomplete data in the health certificate of international travel, which may affect the itinerary.

　　Q6: What are the international travel documents supported by the international travel health certificate?

　　At present, the applet supports five kinds of certificates: China Ordinary.passportChina Diplomatic, Official and Official Passport, China Travel Card. Please choose the certificate that suits you according to your personal situation.

　　Q7: Will the international travel health certificate infringe on personal data security, and is there any privacy leakage?Risk?

　　The purpose of international travel health certificate is to establish a unified standard system for mutual recognition of health information, and to carry out mutual recognition and interaction of information between countries by paper or electronic QR code. The data interaction between countries is realized by scanning code with the participation of passengers, and the system background databases of various countries are not connected. And the QR code information is encrypted to protect personal data security to the greatest extent. In the specific implementation process, citizens’ personal information will be effectively protected in accordance with the principles of strict authorization, minimum necessity, limited purpose and security.

　　Q8：How can the elderly or people who are inconvenient to use smart phones check the health certificate of international travel?

　　The program supports the inquiry of international travel health certificates for others. Old people and people who are inconvenient to use smart phones can be inquired by relatives.

　　Q9: How can I show my international travel health certificate if I can’t log on to WeChat or enter the applet due to poor network when boarding or leaving the country?

　　The QR code in the international travel health certificate is static and contains complete health information. Therefore, you can check the international travel health certificate in advance and take a screenshot or print it.

　　Q10: What should I do if I show that the authentication failed in the authentication identity link?

　　Identity authentication requires that the WeChat account has completed real-name authentication, and the authenticated ID number must be consistent with the ID number of WeChat real-name authentication. Please confirm that you have completed the real-name authentication through the path of "WeChat-I-Payment-Real-name Authentication" and verify your ID number.

　　Q11: Residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan hold both China and foreign travel documents, and used foreign travel documents to buy air tickets. When filling in "personal information"-"document type" in the international version of the health code for epidemic prevention, which document information should they fill in?

　　The information of China certificate must be used. The "certificate type" options listed in the applet include passports, travel permits, Hong Kong and Macao residents’ passes to and from the Mainland, mainland travel permit for taiwan residents and others. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents must choose the corresponding certificate type according to their own certificates, and fill in the certificate number accurately. After the local embassy or consulate in China has passed the review, the ID number you filled in will be displayed on the green health code.

　　Q12: The declaration has been completed through the international version of the health code for epidemic prevention, and it is found that the relevant contents have been filled in by mistake, or it is necessary to declare again because the uploaded test certificate exceeds the time limit. What should I do?

　　After uploading the test certificate, whether it has been rechecked by the local embassy or consulate in China or not, if it is found that it is necessary to declare again due to operational errors or other reasons (including uploading a new test certificate), you can log in to the applet at any time, click "Re-declare" and follow the prompts. After re-declaration is selected, the system will automatically cancel the application submitted for review, or cancel the green health code obtained. "Re-declaration" can be performed at most twice. After completing the re-declaration, the local embassy or consulate in China will recheck according to your latest declaration, and the recheck order will be automatically generated by the system. Please wait patiently.

　　Q13: I hold a China passport and my family holds a foreign passport. Can my family upload materials such as nucleic acid test and serum IgM antibody test certificate through the health code international applet?

　　Foreign citizens should submit the test certificate and other materials through the international version of the epidemic prevention health code (website: https://hrhk.cs.mfa.gov.cn/H5/), apply for a statement of health status, and board the plane accordingly. For specific requirements such as bidding, please refer to the notice published on the website of the local China Embassy or Consulate.