Britain intends to test the "new crown vaccine passport"

  Xinhua News Agency reported on April 4 that the British government plans to test the use of the "new crown vaccine passport" in a number of public events in the near future.

However, this plan drew a variety of opposition voices.

  According to the British "Guardian" report on the 3rd, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scheduled to announce a series of public events for the pilot vaccine passport on the 5th.

The first event was a performance at a comedy club in Liverpool on April 15.

Other activities include the FA Cup semi-finals and finals, the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, and a running event in Hatfield.

The British government will evaluate whether to promote the use of vaccine passports based on the actual effects of vaccine passports in these activities.

On March 23, 2021 local time, London, England, British landmarks and buildings lit up with yellow lights to commemorate the first anniversary of the first "closed city".

The picture shows the London Eye on the banks of the Qinmes with a yellow light.

  According to the "Guardian", the vaccine passport authentication system is in the final stage of improvement and will be launched by the British medical insurance system, the National Health System.

This certification system will allow people to gain access to public events through a mobile application or with a paper certificate, and preventive measures such as maintaining social distancing will be reduced accordingly.

  The vaccine passport will show information such as whether the holder has been vaccinated against the new crown virus and the time when the latest new crown virus test was negative.

The Guardian said that in order to win the support of more people, the British government will not use this passport on public transport, shops, restaurants and pubs that supply necessary goods, and will also try to ensure that people who are not vaccinated due to their health conditions Free from discrimination.

  Some MPs are opposed to the use of vaccine passports, and many of them are senior Conservative MPs.

Some parliamentarians are studying whether to force a vote on this issue in parliament.

A cross-party group announced its opposition to the vaccine passport program.

72 parliamentarians signed a statement saying that vaccine passports are "divisive and discriminatory."

A government scientific adviser warned that vaccine passports would give people a "false sense of security."

  The opposition Labor Party has not yet stated its position on the vaccine passport program, saying only that it will wait for the government to release more details.

Labour Party leader Kil Starmer said that the idea of ​​a vaccine passport is "not British."

  Johnson said the government is doing everything it can to make the country reopen so that people can re-attend events, travel, and do what they love to do as safely as possible, and the feedback collected through these vaccine passport pilot projects will help the government achieve the above as soon as possible. the goal.

  In addition, in order to facilitate the travel of British people between the United Kingdom and the low-risk areas of the new crown epidemic in the world, the British government plans to implement a "traffic light system": nationals entering the United Kingdom from countries and regions designated as "green" do not need to be isolated, but still need to be Be tested for the new coronavirus before and after arriving in the UK; people returning from the "red" and "amber" regions still need to be quarantined or self-isolated.