Mandatory vaccine verification for public transport mootedBy Skandha GunasekaraThe Government will introduce a mobile phone app and QR codes to verify the vaccination status of citizens when entering public places from January, The Sunday Morning learns. We are working with the technical team to get the app and QR code facilities up and running. Adding that he hopes to have the system ready soon to enable ease of access to the public, he said: “We are trying to get the QR code ready by 1 January. The Minister added that authorities were considering implementing mandatory vaccination verification for public transport systems as well. “We are also contemplating whether we can implement the same system for public transport.

Source: The Nation December 25, 2021 22:10 UTC