Imagine a smartphone app that has access to your medical records and assigns you a daily score based on your preconditions, recent checkups and lifestyle habits. This is what one Chinese city has envisioned for its more than 10 million residents.
That"health score" will be embedded in a digital QR code accessible on your phone, ready to be scanned whenever needed.This is what the city government of Hangzhou in eastern China has envisioned for its more than 10 million residents, inspired by a "health code" system it adopted during the Covid-19 pandemic to profile people based on their risk of infection.
The score can be affected by your daily activities: 15,000 steps of daily exercise will increase your score by 5 points, 200 milliliters of baijiu -- a sorghum-based Chinese liquor known for its high alcohol content -- will lower your score by 1.5 points, five cigarettes will cost you 3 points, and 7.5 hours of sleep will add one point to your score, the demonstration shows.There might also be a"group health score" for companies and residential committees, Sun said.
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