Proof of vaccination or recent recovery from Covid is needed before people can enter cafes, bars and restaurants in France. Mass vaccinations won’t be enough to control the Delta variant of Covid and people will need to accept other controls once the border opens to avoid “unacceptable health outcomes”, Westpac believes. “The cost of enforcing them would be well worth it if they obviate the need for lockdowns,” Westpac said. It warned the country would probably need to beef-up contact-tracing and Covid testing regimes to handle the return of overseas visitors. Getty Images Westpac believes it will not be practical to maintain vaccine rates above 90 per cent.

Source: Stuff August 16, 2021 16:52 UTC