A sample image of a hard copy of the health certificate for international travelers. (Photo/China's Foreign Ministry's Department of Consular Affairs)
All the information will be encrypted in a QR code that can be verified, decrypted and read by relevant authorities from various countries, the statement said.
With more countries and China achieving mutual recognition of health codes in the near future, the Chinese version of health certificate for outbound travelers will play a more important role in facilitating the healthy, safe and orderly flow of cross-border personnel, it added.