PC-Covid has been completed and uploaded to the two application stores App Store and Google Play on the morning of September 30. In addition, users can visit the websitepccovid.gov.vnto download the .apk file and try it on your Android device. This file is about 57 MB in size, but is a trial version so it may not be compatible with all devices.
The application is equipped with 9 main features: Covid-19 card; Health declaration; Domestic travel declaration; Vaccination and testing information; Issuance and management of personal QR codes and locations; QR code scanning; Close contact tracing; Risk map; and Feedback.
The above features are synthesized from a series of previous epidemic prevention applications, such as Bluezone, VHD, VNeID, Electronic Health Book... According to the Ministry of Information and Communications, in the coming time, the application will be developed with other features for the convenience of people and in accordance with the epidemic prevention strategy in each stage.
After its release, users will only need to install the PC-Covid application for epidemic prevention. The National Center for Covid-19 Prevention Technology said that PC-Covid will replace all of the above applications. After installation and logging in, data from the old applications will be displayed on PC-Covid, without requiring users to declare again from the beginning.
The Covid-19 card is one of the important features on PC-Covid. The card color is displayed depending on the user's data from the vaccination management system, the testing management system... For example, people who are recorded to have received 2 doses of vaccine, or test negative will have a green card and are allowed to move. People with yellow cards are restricted from traveling, while people with red Covid cards are not allowed to move. The QR code generated on PC-Covid is also the only personal QR code of the people, containing information related to epidemic prevention.
It is expected that after the launch of PC-Covid, some current applications, such as Bluezone, VHD, Ncovi, will be deleted or updated to become PC-Covid. The Electronic Health Book will still be maintained and developed in its own direction, serving the digital transformation of healthcare in the future. Data from the applications will be interconnected. Information on people's health, travel, and contact will be managed centrally and uniformly, serving only the purpose of epidemic prevention.
Previously, Vietnam had about 12 applications to support epidemic prevention developed by the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Public Security, not counting local applications. This made people worried about having to install many applications on their devices. Meanwhile, data between the apps was not completely connected, leading to not being able to maximize efficiency. Therefore, the Government directed that there must be a single application to serve epidemic prevention, convenient for people to use. After more than two weeks, the PC-Covid application was completed.
