Article 5303Q Coronavirus UK: health passports 'possible in months'

Coronavirus UK: health passports 'possible in months'

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Kate Proctor and Hannah Devlin
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Tech firm Onfido in talks with government about system to help Britons return to work

Tech firms are in talks with ministers about creating health passports to help Britons return safely to work using coronavirus testing and facial recognition.

Facial biometrics could be used to help provide a digital certificate - sometimes known as an immunity passport - proving which workers have had Covid-19, as a possible way of easing the impact on the economy and businesses from ongoing physical distancing even after current lockdown measures are eased.

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