1.9 Million Digital Covid Certs. Are To Be Issued From Today.

Monday, 12 July 2021 09:34

It paves the way for people to travel seamlessly throughout the EU from the 19th of July,

Around 1.9 million Digital Covid Certs are to be issued from today.

It paves the way for people to travel seamlessly throughout the EU from the 19th of July, with the certs accepted at all ports and airports.

They provide proof of vaccination, proof of recovery from infection in the last 6 months, or of a negative PCR test within 72 hours of travel.

Straffan's Eoghan Corry is Editor of Air and Travel Magazine.

He says those who are vaccinated will have one final step to take before the cert can be used to jet away:

Eoghan Corry says travelers who aren't vaccinated could face difficulties if a country has a spike in cases

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