Kazakhstanis will be added to a single database and will be admitted to establishments using a QR code
Kazakhstanis intend to classify by color in terms of whether they passed the PCR test, and what was the result, reports zakon.kz.
According to the press service of the ICRIAP RK, the data will be reflected in the “Ashyq” application, developed by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry together with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
At the moment, the project is being implemented in a pilot mode among business representatives whose activities are limited during the period of quarantine measures (spa centers, fitness centers, cinemas). Now, to visit these places, you need to scan a special QR code and present it at the entrance. The application will display the risk rating, which is divided into red, yellow, blue and green statuses.
Red status means restriction of movement, adherence to a strict regime of home isolation for persons undergoing outpatient supervision.
Yellow – partial restriction of movement – the user is designated in the PCR database as a contact: visits to grocery and hardware stores, pharmacies are allowed no further than 500 meters from the place where the patient observes the regime of home isolation.
Blue – there are no restrictions on movement for this status, except for places where PCR is mandatory (for example, at the airport).
Green the status means that there are no restrictions on movement and this user is indicated in the database as having passed PCR testing with a negative result for COVID-19.
Displaying these statuses will enable the business to continue its activities and not endanger visitors. If visitors do not have a smartphone, the application has a function for employees who control the entrance to the premises, who can check the status of the visitor by means of the IIN or scanning the barcode located on the identity card. The pilot will allow in the future to determine the timing of the distribution of the mobile application “Ashyq” throughout Kazakhstan, for entering public places (shopping malls, shops, restaurants, cafes, train stations, airports, etc.), the ministry said.
Against the background of this news, Kazakhstanis had a number of questions and indignations. The editorial staff asked ICRIAP RK for clarifications.