First, the most important: China version of the "International Travel Health Certificate" WeChat applet has been officially launched. ...
What is the China version of the International Travel Health Certificate?
China International Travel Hygiene Certificate is a comprehensive certificate, which shows the test results of the holder's nucleic acid, serum IgG antibody and vaccination. There is an encrypted QR code in the health certificate for the relevant departments of various countries to verify the authenticity and read personal information. In addition to electronic display, you can also print and generate a paper version.
So how do I get my international travel health certificate?
If you need to obtain an international travel health certificate, you can obtain it in the following two ways:
(1) Open WeChat, scan the QR code launched by the official channel to enter the applet, and select "View and show the international travel health certificate" to operate.
(2) Search for "International Epidemic Prevention Health Code" in the WeChat applet to obtain the applet entry, and select "View and show the international travel health certificate" to operate. Before logging in for the first time, you need to authenticate your personal identity and passport and other travel documents according to the program prompts.
(Small program interface of International Epidemic Prevention and Health Code)
With the normalization of the epidemic situation, even in the post-epidemic era, the importance of health factors in international personnel exchanges will become more prominent. In the near future, as more and more countries reach mutual recognition arrangements for health certificates with China, the China version of the Health Certificate for International Travel will play a greater role in promoting the healthy, safe and orderly exchanges of transnational personnel and provide a solid guarantee for China citizens to "walk around the world".
Do you see it? Walk the world ~
Second, experts say that China and the United States may cancel each other's travel restrictions from August to September this year.
On March 1, at the cloud forum held by Tsinghua and the Brookings Institution of the United States, Chinese and American experts discussed issues such as epidemic cooperation, vaccine research and development and distribution, and cross-border travel and trade under the epidemic.
Wu Zunyou suggested that China and the United States make joint efforts, or lift each other's travel restrictions in August or September, becoming the first country in the world to take this measure!
He said that in terms of prevention in COVID-19, China is the safest country. At present, there are no reports of community communication. In the United States, about 80% people may be vaccinated in June this year, and this number may reach 90% in August, thus achieving group immunization.
"If so, if we can remove all political obstacles and focus only on science, China and the United States may become the first countries to lift travel restrictions between the two countries."
On March 2, Wu Zunyou further explained in the English version of Global Times that the realization of free travel between China and the United States should be divided into three steps:
1. The two countries should recognize each other's vaccination, and open and free travel is limited to those who have been vaccinated in COVID-19.
2. On this basis, citizens who are on business or studying abroad are allowed to travel freely.
3. cover all types of travel.
Zhong Nanshan, Gao Fu, Zhang Wenhong and many other experts also attended the forum.
Zhang Wenhong believes that this is a critical moment for global cooperation to fight this epidemic. In the long run, if there is no global vaccination, there is no way to achieve absolute control of the epidemic.
In addition to this forum, Academician Zhong Nanshan also attended a seminar organized by Edinburgh University this week, and had an online dialogue with Dr. Fauci of the United States to discuss topics such as global cooperation against epidemic diseases.
Fauci said: "There have been some successful examples of global cooperation in the past, such as measles and polio. There are various examples in large and small fields, so as far as COVID-19 is concerned, I think there is no reason not to produce successful examples. "
Feeling, the overall tone is, emphasize cooperation!
Is it really possible for China-US tourism to open in August-September?
First of all, the epidemic situation in China is well controlled.
In the United States, according to the CDC data, as of the evening of March 3rd, the United States had received more than 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. At present, 65,438+05.9% of the population has been vaccinated with at least one dose of vaccine.
Biden said on Twitter on March 3 that due to the continuous expansion of vaccine production capacity in COVID-19, all Americans will be able to get COVID-19 vaccine by the end of May this year, two months earlier than the "end of July" he had promised.
What if you look at it globally?
There is also a set of data: as of the morning of March 1, COVID-19's vaccination program has been launched in 103 countries and regions, and the global vaccination total has exceeded 24 1 10,000 doses.
However, the Director-General of WHO said that after six consecutive weeks of decline, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in the world increased for the first time in seven weeks last week. Potential reasons include "relaxation of public health measures".
Therefore, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus believes that it is too early for the world to completely rely on vaccination programs and give up other protective measures. Basic public health measures are still the basis for dealing with the epidemic.
At the same press conference, the head of the WHO Health Emergency Project also said that it is unrealistic to end the epidemic before the end of the year, and it is still too early. It is wise to reduce the number of hospitalized cases as much as possible.
Ok, let's summarize with the above information.
1. Between China and the United States alone, it is really possible to recover in the second half of the year.
2. On a global scale, high probability is not enough.
China and the United States should also be compared with other countries with good epidemic control or rapid vaccination. Similar to some previous tourism bubbles, the upcoming vaccine passports will also help.
Recently, both Hainan Airlines and Xiamen Airlines submitted their US route plans.
According to the timetable submitted by HNA, the application will fly to new york JFK-Chongqing Jiangbei and Los Angeles-Chongqing Jiangbei every day from April 2002 1 day to 1 day, and Boston-Beijing Capital1day and Seattle-Beijing1day.
According to the plan submitted by Xiamen Airlines, we apply to continue to fly the round-trip flight between Xiamen and Los Angeles, 2021-1October 28th 10, twice a week.
Combined with the latest flights of China Civil Aviation:
China Southern Airlines: Nairobi-Changsha.
Algerian Airlines: Algiers-Chengdu
Emirates Airlines: Dubai-Guangzhou
Obviously, it is not realistic to restore global access directly, but it is still possible to implement partial recovery according to vaccination!
Even the official is blowing. ...
EU: "Green Digital Passport" will be launched on March 65438, 2007.
Including vaccination certificate, virus test results of unvaccinated people, and rehabilitation information of previously infected people.
What is a "vaccine passport"?
It is not a real passport, but a certificate showing whether the holder has been vaccinated, thus making travel more convenient, similar to our "health password"!
That is, after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine, a unique electronic QR code will be generated, and then you can view this QR code on the mobile APP.
This will be tied to personal identity information and travel information. In addition, it can also include virus detection results to prove that it is convenient for entry and exit or public places!
The EU said: This move is to gradually resume cross-border work and tourism.
In fact, this matter has been discussed for a long time, and this time there is a formal agenda. At present, countries with developed tourism in the EU are very supportive of this!
In Greece, digital vaccine certificates were issued in February.
Spain will actively promote this project.
Denmark is developing an electronic vaccine passport.
Austria needs a vaccine passport to return to normal life.
These countries mainly hope that this plan can facilitate the flow of people from the European Union and Schengen, and strive to gradually open up tourism this summer!
On the contrary, Germany and France are hesitant.
They worry that relaxing travel restrictions for those who have been vaccinated will discriminate against those who are still waiting without vaccination.
The specific operation and details have yet to be determined!
However, other European countries have begun to act.
Iceland issued the first batch of "vaccine passports" in June+10, 5438.
Britain is also developing a "vaccine passport" project.
Outside Europe, the following actions were taken:
In the United States, some airlines participate in the "vaccination certificate" test project.
The test plan of CommonPass, including United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and JetBlue, is mainly used to record and trace virus detection results, and can also be used to store vaccination information in digital wallets of mobile phones such as iPhone and Android for third-party inspection.
In Israel, you can get a "vaccine passport" after vaccination. The holder is not restricted by the "ban" and can freely enter and leave gymnasiums, swimming pools, theaters, hotels and other places.
In New Zealand, the digital "travel pass" began to be piloted in April.
Malaysia has introduced electronic and physical certification for vaccinators.
In addition, Singapore next door has been in contact with the "vaccine passport" to discuss the problem of non-isolation of vaccinators going abroad.
Anyway, in order to restart the tourism industry and restore the economy, more and more countries have begun to consider or are already planning this matter:
Singapore is discussing mutual recognition of vaccination certificates with willing countries, saying that this is a necessary step to restore international tourism.
In South Korea, the government has begun to discuss this matter, including how to isolate foreigners with "vaccine passports" and related certificates when entering the country, and the effect of vaccines.
Thailand will consider exempting passengers with "vaccine passports" issued by other countries from compulsory quarantine entry restrictions.
In the Philippines, members of the House of Representatives proposed to issue "vaccine passports" to vaccinators.
However, WHO still does not recommend opening it.
Their explanation is that there are still too many unknowns about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine in reducing the spread of the virus. Even after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine, personal protective measures should be taken.
In addition, considering the limited vaccine supply, giving priority to vaccinating travelers may lead to insufficient vaccine supply for severely high-risk groups. Therefore, it is not recommended that countries take it as a necessary condition for entry and exit.
You can also understand this meaning.
In the final analysis, vaccine popularization is not enough and there is no uniform standard.
The most prominent opinion:
1. At present, it cannot be proved that vaccination will not cause infection again.
2. Vaccination is mainly started in rich countries, and implementation will aggravate inequality.
3. Ethical issues such as invasion of privacy or discrimination are involved.
But in general, the introduction of universal certification is still the general trend!
Now many institutions are also working hard for this. IATA Travel Pass released by IATA has been tested in cooperation with Emirates Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines, and it is planned to go online in March!
Microsoft, Oracle Bone Inscriptions and other institutions have also announced the establishment of the Vaccination Voucher Initiative, which plans to provide electronic vaccination vouchers to the whole world. People without smart phones can also receive paper QR codes.
Combined with the time given before the People's Cultural Travel: the inbound and outbound tourism market is expected to start in the second half of the year! It seems that the trip abroad is really coming soon?
Put a picture at the end. Can you guess where it is? Or comment, if the country is open, where do you want to go first?
1. The epidemic will pass, and the vaccine passport will be gradually introduced this year. Khufu China thinks it will give priority to cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, because Southeast Asia is too close to China in terms of tourism and economy.
2. As to whether we can cooperate with the United States to successfully promote vaccine passports, it is estimated that China should make greater determination. After all, the infection rate in the United States is not blown out.
Finally, I hope that the vaccine passport can be negotiated as soon as possible.