Tag: Vaccination passport

• Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  Brazil: Rio de Janeiro City Hall to require vaccine passports for public spaces starting next month

  

  The City Hall of Rio de Janeiro Friday announced that effective September 1, a COVID-19 vaccination passport will be required for customers to be allowed to enter cinemas, theatres, museums, stadiums, amusement parks and gyms.

• Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Experts voice concern as Chile prepares to reopen its borders following months of harsh isolation

  

  As announced last week, Chile is opening its borders as of July 26 to nationals and foreign residents stranded abroad since March on the condition that they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

• Saturday, July 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Chile to open borders for vaccinated nationals and foreign residents as of next week

  

  The Government of Chile has announced it will open the country's borders since July 26 for vaccinated nationals and foreign residents. The country completely closed its borders last April and has so far required anyone allowed in to observe a mandatory quarantine at a sanitary hotel, a measure which will remain in force for the unvaccinated.

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  UNWTO enhances Green Pass to rebuild confidence in international air travel

  

  The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Wednesday took advantage of the Ibero-American Summit held in Andorra in a dual-mode with some leaders present and the others delivering speeches online to highlight its new Destination Tracker, an app produced jointly with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), as a tool to guarantee safe international travel throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

• Wednesday, April 7th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  US, WHO top scientists not so eager about vaccination passports

  

  The US administration of President Joseph Biden shall not be requiring its citizens to use vaccination passports to prove they were immunized against coronavirus, Dr Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.

• Monday, March 29th 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Biden bows to pressure – will promote US vaccine passport

  

  The news came out Sunday in Washington that the administration of US President Joseph Biden was pushing for the development of a document whereby people should be available to prove whether they have been vaccinated against covid-19 or if they have the antibodies due to having had the disease, it was reported by The Washington Post.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  EU will formally propose a digital vaccination passport by end of March

  

  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU executive would propose a digital vaccination passport later this month, she said on Monday. Members of the bloc will then decide whether to press ahead with the scheme to allow each other to recognize citizens' proof of vaccination.