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‘Passport’ brings hope to travel revival欧盟推出“疫苗护照”导读:欧盟5月31日更新旅行建议,敦促成员国向已经接种新冠疫苗的欧盟居民免除入境限制,以促进人员流动和经济复苏。欧盟定于7月1日全面使用新冠疫苗电子护照,现阶段部分成员国正在试行这一项目。
![]() The EU’s “vaccine passport” can be accessed on phones. AFP It’s the most important thing to bring when traveling internationally and the last thing you want to leave behind in a hotel – a passport. But in the age of COVID-19, there will be “vaccine passports”. On June 9, the European Parliament voted to officially approve its EU Digital COVID Certificate, known as the EU COVID vaccine passport. The scheme is expected to open up travel within Europe and reduce the need for multiple testing. Holders will be able to have a digital or paper certificate that will include a QR code. The certificate can prove that a person has been vaccinated against the coronavirus, received a negative test or has recovered from COVID-19. By holding the certificate, people do not need to quarantine when traveling within the EU, China Daily reported. “The EU Digital COVID Certificate provides European citizens with a common tool to allow them to move freely and safely again,” said Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice. The scheme will officially be launched in all EU member states on July 1. However, seven EU states including Denmark, Germany, Greece and Poland started issuing the first passports on June 1. Other countries such as Austria and Spain issued the first passports to their citizens in the days following, according to Schengenvisainfo News. Meanwhile, the EU has been in talks with third countries, such as the UK and the US, on mutual recognition of COVID travel certificates, Reynders said. In fact, since COVID-19 vaccination programs have been launched worldwide, countries are considering options to reopen borders and resume international travel – an industry that lost income of almost $4.5 trillion (28.88 trillion yuan) globally in 2020 due to the pandemic. In March, China announced the release of an international travel health certificate, which could potentially allow people who have been vaccinated to sidestep quarantine rules. The certificate, in both digital and paper forms, can show the holder’s nucleic acid test and serum antibody results, as well as vaccination information. Helena Beard, founder of the UK-based consultancy China Travel Outbound, told China Daily, “As the biggest source travel market in the world, I think that a successful implementation of the certificates in China will lead the way for the recovery of global tourism.”
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