Article 5H5F0 NHS app will be used as Covid ‘vaccine passport’ for foreign travel

NHS app will be used as Covid ‘vaccine passport’ for foreign travel

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Kevin Rawlinson
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Grant Shapps says work has started on app many people already use to book GP appointments

International travellers will be asked to demonstrate their Covid vaccination and testing status using the NHS smartphone app, the UK government has confirmed, as the transport secretary promised to release a list of possible holiday destinations within a fortnight.

Grant Shapps said work had started on developing the app many people use to book appointments with their GPs so that it can show whether they have been vaccinated and tested for the virus.

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