A working staff checks the health code in a community in Minhang district of Shanghai on Friday. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

Central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday rolled out a color-coded health rating for individuals in the province, encouraging people with low health risks to return to their work posts, as the province sees a considerable ease in virus outbreak.

The health code in green, yellow and red colors, will classify residents as healthy (green), close contact of confirmed cases (yellow), and the confirmed cases, suspected cases, or showing symptoms including fever (red), according to a notice posted on the Hubei government's website.

The health code, which residents can obtain via designated mini programs on Alipay or WeChat, will work as digital certificates for provincial residents traveling within the province.

For instance, green code holders in low and medium-risk areas can travel freely within the province, yellow code holders are not allowed to travel, and red code holders should be kept in quarantine or receiving hospital treatment.