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The Community of Madrid has launched the Virtual Health Card , which will allow the classic plastic version to be replaced by an application on the mobile phone. With its entry into operation from now on, it provides a single access point for all mobile health apps and services in the region, including those related to Covid-19.

The initiative, a pioneer in Spain, was presented this Monday by the regional president , Isabel Díaz Ayuso, along with the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, and the president of the Madrid College of Pharmacists (COFM), Luis González Díez, in a Arenal street pharmacy.

The Virtual Health Card will allow access to the app of the prior appointment for family medicine, hospital care and screening programs, which already totals 8.5 million downloads. It will also serve to make use of the Coronamadrid application, with which self-evaluations of Covid-19 are carried out for those who believe that they may have contracted the disease.

Díaz Ayuso has assured that the management of this pandemic has shown that "new technologies have contributed to curb the spread of viruses and, together with health personnel, have been key." "From my Government, we are committed to an increasingly accessible, close and technological health system that adapts to the needs of citizens," said the president.

Process

To obtain the card without physical support, citizens will have to go to their health center or hospital . Once there, to activate it, you must provide personal data and you will be provided with a printed QR code to scan and download to your mobile and, thus, access it. Lastly, you will have to choose a pin number to use it.

Thus, for example, when the user goes to pick up the medication from the pharmacy, he will only have to enter this code and show the Virtual Health Card. The pharmacist will scan the QR code, the system will identify it and the medication will be ready .

"In the same way, you can make an appointment with the doctor where and when you want and access the rest of the mobile services for the citizen", they underline in the Community of Madrid about an application "easy and intuitive to use" that, they assure, "guarantees confidentiality and data security. "

The Virtual Health Card is already operational for both IOS and Android devices. In May, the Madrid Health System had a total of 6,760,218 ordinary health cards registered .

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