Denmark has released what is believed to be the first coronavirus passport in Europe for use when traveling abroad and within the country.
Citizens in this country can download this official document within the seven days after the examination if it is proven that the results of their examinations of corona are negative.
This is different from what is called the most controversial immunity passport, according to which the traveler can prove that he was previously infected with the disease and that he has now recovered from it.
Instead, this new Danish document will help travelers demonstrate that they have undergone a "Covid-19 test" and that the result is negative in their most recent test, they say.
Although independent health centers and local authorities provide documentation for everyone who proves the test results are free of the epidemic, Europeans believe it is time to implement such a system in Europe at the national level.
"With the release of the new Covid-19 passport, we now have a digital document for Danes who have to present official documents proving that they are free from injury on their journey," said Danish Health Minister Magnus Hyunike while announcing the innovation.
Under this new system, citizens apply for testing through the country's national health site. If the result is negative, then they will only have one week to download the passport.
This passport can be useful on the country's borders with Sweden, where officials require Swedish travelers to provide evidence that their test result is negative before being allowed to cross into Denmark.
"It will definitely help Danes who have to travel for business or anything special," says Danish Transport Association chief Michael Sofiane, welcoming the initiative.
"We are at a time when the traveler faces several obstacles, but the Covid-19 passport is easy to obtain and easy to use the obstacles humiliation," he added.
The WHO has not commented on this Danish passport, while immunity passports remain ineffective.
Advocates of immunity passports argue that it can be granted to people who can prove that they have previously contracted the disease, and are unlikely to contract it again or infect others.
The World Health Organization warns against relying on immunity-proof passports, stressing that a person cannot be immune from infection forever, and that people can be contagious for the second time.