• UK Boris Johnson opens door to 'Covid passport'

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Boris Johnson has admitted "the potential use of Covid certificates" to access sporting and cultural events in the UK.

"But people are not going to be asked to show the certificate to go to the shops or to enter the pub's garden," said the 'premier', who faces

a rebellion of more than 70 deputies

from all parties against the implementation of the so-called "Covid passport".

"The idea of ​​using the vaccination status for international travel is something that all countries are contemplating and that we need to address," said Johnson, who confirmed that there will be three ways to achieve Covid certification: demonstrate that the two doses have been received. of the vaccine, have a recent negative PCR result, or medically prove that immunity has been acquired after contracting viruses.

Even so, Johnson himself has recognized that the government will avoid a system that is "discriminatory" against people who have not been able to be vaccinated (such as pregnant women or those who cannot do so for medical reasons).

The 'premier' admitted that "there are practical and medical issues" that must be resolved before approving the use of the "Covid certificate",

in no case before the last phase of the deconfinement, scheduled for June 21

.

As reported by

The Guardian

, the plans for the implementation of the Covid passport in the British Isles have been under study since last December, despite the reservations expressed by members of the Johnson Government itself about its use.

The measure would possibly require the use of the application of the National Health System (NHS) to obtain a QR code on the mobile phone that would give access to public events.

Johnson did not elaborate on the system and encouraged his compatriots to attend the appointment for the second dose of the vaccine.

To date, 31.6 million Britons have received the first dose and 5.4 million have received both

, with the goal of reaching 12 million by the end of April.

The 'premier' has in the meantime decided to give a new and unusual boost to the tests to the population and has announced that all British people will have the right to two antigen tests a week free of charge.

"It is a system that tries not to be too oppressive, but it can help us during the next phases of the deconfinement," added Johnson, who confirmed that

non-essential stores, hair salons and gyms will be able to reopen as planned on April 12

.

Johnson was also "hopeful" with the partial lifting of international travel restrictions effective May 17.

The 'premier' did not go into details about the new tricolor system - green, amber, red - that will allow the British to travel to "safe" destinations this summer.

According to several British media, visitors from most European countries (or the British back) will have to go through quarantine this summer due to low levels of vaccination and high rates of coronavirus infection.

An undefined list

Although the list has not been made public, countries such as Israel, the United States or the United Arab Emirates have all the tickets to be able to achieve the qualification of "green".

Gibraltar (with more than 90% of the vaccinated population), Malta and Cyprus are the three European destinations that could also evade quarantine, although travelers would be obliged in any case to carry out a PCR 72 hours before boarding for the Kingdom. Kingdom and two others on the return (the second and the eighth day).

Most European countries would remain in "amber"

, which would force British tourists to keep ten days of isolation at home upon return (also required to carry out the previous PCR and two tests on the second and eighth days, which could be advanced on the fifth day paying an extra amount).

Experts warn that countries like France and Italy could even be included in the "red list"

, with their visitors forced to quarantine themselves in a hotel and pay almost 2,000 euros out of pocket.

Andrew Flintham, managing director of Tui in the United Kingdom, ventured in statements to

The Daily Mail

that Cyprus will lead the European destinations for its "very positive" results, and that Greece and Turkey could be behind, and possibly Spain.

"These countries are now struggling with their (vaccination and infection) levels, but we still have a significant period ahead of us, before the summer season opens in 11 weeks."

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