Around 2.5m people are currently eligible for an EU Digital certificate allowing them to travel abroad next month either because they have been vaccinated or had a confirmed case of the virus, it emerged today. A quarter of a million people recovered from Covid in the last nine months. The free certificate will be a scannable QR code that travellers can show on a piece of paper or on their phones. He added;" The EU Digital COVID Certificate is an important capability in facilitating the safe re-opening of travel across Europe. In this way, the European Digital COVID Certificate can be a crucial instrument for the coordination of travel measures this summer, allowing citizens to travel safely.”

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2021 14:34 UTC