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Cabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. The certificates will verify Covid inoculations and will be developed by the government, following the likes of Greece, Spain, Poland, Iceland and Portugal to commit to similar schemes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will head up the programme which … Read more
Criminal gangs are selling forged Covid certificates at airports for hundreds of pounds, it emerged today. Several countries, including Britain, require proof of a recent negative test from all international arrivals – but gangs are helping people slip through the net for as little as £35. Europol issued a warning about the documents as it … Read more
A playboy scammer is putting lives at risk by selling fake negative coronavirus certificates so Britons can travel abroad. Danyal Sajid, 21, told undercover reporters he had already sold up to 50 of the documents, which are required for entry by many countries. But as well as selling them individually, the bank worker runs the … Read more
People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second time that they could be given ‘immunity certificates’ after a vaccine or confirmed illness, SAGE says By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 16:48 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 17:08 GMT, 4 December 2020 People are so unlikely to get Covid-19 a second … Read more
The World Health Organisation is looking at ‘e-vaccination’ certificates to allow people given the coronavirus vaccine to travel, a representative said on Thursday. But the UN’s health body also said antibodies in people who have recovered from Covid-19 should not qualify for so called ‘immunity passports’. Therefore, the WHO recommended countries do not issue such … Read more
Michael Gove DENIES that Britons will need ‘immunity certificates’ to go to the pub – despite vaccine minister Nadhim Zahawi suggesting they could be required Nadhim Zahawi suggested restaurants & bars might reject people without a jab Michael Gove insisted people would not need to show proof to be let into pubs Airlines have already … Read more
Passengers ‘use fake negative Covid test certificates’ to allow them to fly from UK to Pakistan An online travel agent has been offering fake Covid – 19 test results to clients Passengers to certain countries need a negative Covid-19 before flying abroad One passenger claimed an online agent offered to provide fake test certificates By … Read more
Immunity certificates for people to prove they are protected against coronavirus are being looked at by the Government in an effort to get people back to work. Matt Hancock announced contracts for 10 million antibody tests had been signed which would be given to NHS and care workers from next week. The Health Secretary told … Read more
NHS doctors are being told they DON’T need to list Covid-19 on death certificates of coronavirus patients, leaked documents reveal Hospital guidance was obtained by not-for-profit organisation Good Law Project Tells medics ‘pneumonia or community-acquired pneumonia are acceptable’ Says Covid-19 may be mentioned in other areas of form ‘should the doctor wish’ Learn more about … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more