Denmark: a digital "Coronapas" to live in the time of Covid-19
Vaccination in the central Juntland region in Denmark, January 21, 2021 © CLAUS FISKE - AFP
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It could be a big step towards getting back to normal life.
Denmark has announced the launch of a digital “Coronapas”.
An application that will allow people who have been vaccinated, tested negative or have antibodies to Covid-19 to travel, go to a restaurant or to a concert.
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The
issue of vaccine passports has been
dividing Europe for
several weeks
.
The most cautious countries including France argue that it is not yet known whether those vaccinated are less likely to transmit the disease.
Iceland was the first country in the world to offer this vaccination passport which should allow holders to travel, but as no other country in the Schengen area recognizes, it is not used for much at the moment. .
Application to download
With its “Coronapas”, Denmark goes much further.
It will therefore be an application to be downloaded on the telephone and which will not be aimed only at vaccinated people.
If, for example, you want to go to a restaurant in the evening and you test negative in the morning, the results will be sent directly to the application.
A QR code will then allow entry into the establishment.
Denmark is already ultra connected, its inhabitants all have a secure electronic signature.
Their medical records are also fully digital.
It will still take three to four months before the application is functional.
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