France has become the first EU member to begin testing a digital coronavirus travel certificate.
The TousAntiCovid app, part of the country’s contact tracing programme has been developed to store negative Covid-19 test results on mobile phones and is being trialled on flights to Corsica and overseas from this week.
The system could eventually be adopted for future public events including concerts and festivals.
The scheme is not being called a ‘vaccine passport’ to avoid discriminating against those who have not yet been offered the vaccine.
The French trial forms on part of a “reinforced. consolidated and standardised” Europe-wide system. The EU’s digital green certificate is expect to be operational by 21st June.
